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I got a letter from an insurer the other day, warning me that my patient, who had just refilled a prescription for a bisphosphonate I had prescribed almost a year ago for severe osteoporosis (yes, I do...
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View ArticleAre Claims-Based Alerts A Waste Of Time?
I got a letter from an insurer the other day, warning me that my patient, who had just refilled a prescription for a bisphosphonate I had prescribed almost a year ago for severe osteoporosis (yes, I do...
View ArticleTips To Reduce A Physician’s Risk Of Being Sued
A few pearls from a session on legal risks and mitigation strategies from an HM ‘11 session by Harvard’s Allen Kachalia, MD, JD: –A relatively small number of injured patients actually file claims and...
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