Physician Office Practice Toolkit

A guide, developed by the CDC, to assist outpatient healthcare organizations to improve infection prevention. The guide is based on evidence-based guidelines and represents the minimum infection prevention expectations in the outpatient setting.

A language identification flashcard created by the U.S. Census to help healthcare providers allow patients to communicate which language they prefer as their primary. Print this card and keep in treatment areas for quick access.

Policy statement created by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario which outlines best practices in follow-up testing in the physician office practice.

Guide to evaluating the safety and efficiency of your EHR electronic communication and management of diagnostic test results process. This is a self-assessment in which you can evaluate your current process against best practices with EHR technology, then develop action plans for those areas where you find improvement is needed.

These are the recommended practices from the CDC for prescribing opioids for the treatment of chronic pain in the clinical setting. These recommendations are not intended for the use of opioids in treating active cancer, palliative care or end-o- life care.

By following these recommendations, you and your healthcare team may reduce risks associated with long-term opioid therapy.

This checklist is designed for regular rounding in the physician office practice to identify potential hazards to safety. It can be used to identify trends that may require PI interventions.

Examples of quality measures characterized tby the six domains of health care quality from AHRQ.

A sample to help the office practice develop a policy to follow when the need arises to terminate a relationship with a patient.

Guidelines to follow when terminating a relationship with a patient as provided by LSMS.

A medical-legal guideline to assist a physician to close an active office practice.

A quick list, with descriptions, of the top 10 concerns for risk management in an office practice setting. This list will help you focus on some of the most high-risk processes in your organization.

A risk assessment for the office practice to use to evaluate risks to patient safety. Space is provided for description of the problem identified and development of a plan for improvement. The items in the risk assessment are based on best practices for risk reduction in the office setting.

A template of a document that should be used for each collaborative agreement between physicians and APRNs to establish alternative collaborating physicians. Since most “organizational policies” cannot address each specific ACP for every APRN, it is recommended that the document provided be used for each APRN collaborative agreement to designate ACPs. In addition, an organizational policy – including a blank copy of this document or whichever document you chose to use – should be developed by your organization to set forth that this is the approved document that should be used along with each collaborative agreement.

A primary treating physician may consult with one or more of his colleagues for a number of reasons. These consults may be formal (which is documented in the patient record) or informal (a quick “second opinion”). The latter are often referred to as “curbside” consults. What are the duties and responsibilities of the physician who has been consulted in terms of patient care and consult documentation? Do “curbside” consults present any unique liability or coverage risks?

This webinar addresses these issues from the perspective of risk management, claims and legal counsel with some actual case histories.