Medical Malpractice Cases-The Importance of Policies and Procedures

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The program discusses the lessons learned from medical malpractice cases.


OBJECTIVES:
1.Summarize that policies and procedures, guidelines, and protocols do not define the standard of care.
2.Describe the importance of documentation of "differential diagnosis" in the assessment from a risk management perspective.
3.Recognize how the relationship between the patient and provider may impact how litigation may be impacted.


CONTINUING EDUCATION:
In support of improving patient care, Hawai‘i Pacific Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Hawai‘i Pacific Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™ for physicians and 1.0 contact hours for nurses.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
For any other questions or additional information:
Please contact Tanya Victorino at (808) 245-1173 or at Tanya.Victorino@wilcoxhealth.org.

Class Files:


Date
Day
Time
Instructor
Location
April 30, 2018 - April 30, 2018
Monday
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM  
Stephen Brzezinski, Esq.  
WMC-Main Conference Room