Risk Management Bulletin
OMIC’s Risk Management Bulletins provide timely alerts and updates regarding important ophthalmic risk management topics. Contact riskmanagement@omic.com with questions.
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Nov 7, 2024
| Risk Management Bulletin
If you provide on-call duty to an emergency room (ER), it is important to be aware of your duties under the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA).
Sep 11, 2024
| Risk Management Bulletin
A summary of recommended steps to consider in the disclosure process.
Aug 28, 2024
| Risk Management Bulletin
Instituting a time-out process is known to increase patient safety by reducing wrong site, wrong procedure, wrong medication, and wrong patient errors.
Aug 9, 2024
| Risk Management Bulletin
We would like to bring your attention to updates made to the Ophthalmic Practice Rules (Eyeglass Rule) on June 27, 2024, by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Aug 1, 2024
| Risk Management Bulletin
We would like to provide you with an update on the use of biosimilars to treat ROP.
Jul 8, 2024
| Risk Management Bulletin
To better protect yourself from anesthesia liability exposure, review OMIC’s risk recommendations regarding each of these factors.
Jul 10, 2023
| Risk Management Bulletin
Analysis of errors and near misses reveal how systems and protocols failed and allowed the event to happen; it also reveals how organizational culture may have contributed. Use the findings of such analyses to improve safety protocols.
Jun 14, 2023
| Risk Management Bulletin
OMIC Risk Management clarifies its position on the use of biosimilar medications for ophthalmic care.
Mar 7, 2023
| Risk Management Bulletin
Insureds sometimes ask us about the difference between the surgeon’s duty to obtain informed consent, versus the ASC’s or hospital’s duty. Essentially, these are two distinct responsibilities required by both the surgeon and the facility.
Feb 14, 2023
| Risk Management Bulletin
Practices that fail to send PHI through a safe and secure platform run the risk of HIPAA violations and financial penalties.
Jan 6, 2023
| Risk Management Bulletin
The HIPAA Privacy Rule allows patients the right to request amendments to their medical record.
Dec 7, 2022
| Risk Management Bulletin
Ophthalmologists sometimes encounter situations in which a patient cannot pay their deductible, coinsurance, and/or co-pays.
Nov 2, 2022
| Risk Management Bulletin
An increasing number of ophthalmologists treating retinal conditions with intravitreal anti-VEGF agents are being asked by health systems and hospitals to utilize bevacizumab biosimilar drugs.
Aug 17, 2022
| Risk Management Bulletin
OMIC is pleased to announce the release of our newest Digest regarding Giant Cell Arteritis.
Aug 10, 2022
| Risk Management Bulletin
OMIC offers risk management strategies to ensure patient safety, and avoid liability risks associated with surgical comanagement, whether it takes place within a practice or outside of it. These recommendations are based upon OMIC claims experience.
Jul 7, 2022
| Risk Management Bulletin
May 9, 2022
| Risk Management Bulletin
Changes to ROP Safety Net clinical tables and recommendations based on a 2021 release of The International Classification of Retinopathy of Prematurity, Third Edition1 (ICROP3).
Feb 9, 2022
| Risk Management Bulletin
Read more about delegation of tasks, management of complications, and informed consent for fluorescein angiography.
Dec 7, 2021
| Risk Management Bulletin
OMIC encourages its policyholders to communicate honestly and compassionately with their patients about unanticipated outcomes, including an open discussion regarding requests for refunds. Risk management recommendations are available.
Nov 4, 2021
| Risk Management Bulletin
Making medical decisions over the phone is a necessary part of practice, but there are risks: OMIC’S claims experience confirms that inadequate telephone screening, improper decision-making, and lack of documentation all play a significant role in ophthalmic malpractice claims.
Jul 1, 2021
| Risk Management Bulletin
Explore the high cost to patients and physicians alike when care is refused, and learn recommend ways to reduce this liability risk.
Jun 9, 2021
| Risk Management Bulletin
When patients miss appointments, it’s imperative that your staff understand what actions to take.
Mar 26, 2021
| Risk Management Bulletin
In the last 2 months alone, cyberattacks against healthcare entities increased 45 percent. For example, in 2020 there were 642 cybersecurity breaches, involving 500 or more records, compared to 519 breaches in 2019, and 368 breaches in 2018.
Feb 9, 2021
| Risk Management Bulletin
OMIC claims data indicates that ophthalmologists who do not properly screen patients for bleeding risks and manage hemorrhage when it occurs often face malpractice lawsuits.
Nov 6, 2020
| Risk Management Bulletin
The unfortunate reality is that ophthalmologists and their staff sometimes are confronted with angry, noncompliant, and even violent patients. Be aware that disruptive patients can become a distraction that leads to an increased risk of a claim.
Oct 13, 2020
| Risk Management Bulletin
Ensure you are aware of the Federal Trade Commission’s New Contact Lens (prescription) Rule and you understand how you can meet those requirements.
Sep 7, 2020
| Risk Management Bulletin
OMIC recommends developing a policy on mask wearing for your clinic in anticipation of these refusals so staff will be trained on how to respond in a consistent manner.
Aug 14, 2020
| Risk Management Bulletin
In order for OMIC to provide the most accurate invoice at the time of renewal, we encourage policyholders to complete their risk management courses 75 days or more prior to the actual renewal effective date of the policy.
Jan 9, 2020
| Risk Management Bulletin
To assist in assessing patients with acute presentations, including retinal ischemia, OMIC Committee member Dr. Gaurav Shah and retina fellow Dr. Alex Boutini of Retina Consultants, Ltd (St. Louis, MO) developed an algorithm called Acute Ophthalmic Presentations.
Dec 19, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
Nov 1, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
Allergan has announced a voluntary recall of its Xen® 45 Glaucoma Treatment System (XEN 45 Gel Stent preloaded into a Xen® Injector).
Aug 13, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
OMIC would like to remind you of the importance of developing EHR guidelines for your practice.
Jun 26, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
A new collection of cyber liability risk management resources recently launched online.
Jun 26, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
Our Risk Management Hotline routinely receives calls from insureds asking how they should respond to reviews on social media and physician rating sites. Whether the reviews are positive or negative it is important to have a planned approach for responding.
Jun 26, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
Some ophthalmologists share care of ophthalmic surgery patients with community optometrists or optometrists within their practice. There are patient safety and liability risks associated with surgical comanagement, whether it takes place within a practice or outside of it.
Jun 26, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Ophthalmology revised its Policy Statement (PS)1 on ROP screening late last year. We revised the clinical tables in our ROP Safety Net accordingly.
Jun 26, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
Our resources explore the reasons for poor outcomes, the standard to which medical experts hold physicians who treat these patients, and the measures ophthalmologists can take to improve the likelihood of a correct and timely diagnosis.
Jun 26, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
We would like to draw your attention to new guidelines on the management of acute retinal ischemia that indicate an urgent need to change how ophthalmologists approach patients with this condition. We also discuss what to do if your community does not have the recommended resources.
Jun 26, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
Cataract surgery is the second most frequently performed ophthalmic procedure in the United States, and remains the source of the majority of the medical malpractice claims reported to OMIC.
Jun 26, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
Physicians often ask at what point the physician-patient relationship begins.
Jun 26, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
Older patients make up a significant portion of the patient population of most ophthalmologists. How should you protect yourself in the event that you do not believe that your patient understands the risks, benefits, and alternatives to surgery?
Feb 26, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
Do you know the two questions you are allowed to ask about the service animal? Do you know what the ADA requirements are regarding posting a sign in your office stating, "Service Animals Welcome"?
Jan 15, 2019
| Risk Management Bulletin
On December 28, 2018, Allergan issued an "Urgent Drug Recall" of 22 lots of OZURDEX.
Jun 20, 2017
| Risk Management Bulletin
Minor-aged patients are often brought to the pediatrician for non-urgent acute medical care or health supervision visits by someone other than their custodial parent or guardian. These two forms will assist you with obtaining permission or consent from someone other than the custodial parent or legal guardian.
Jun 30, 2015
| Risk Management Bulletin
There are two Eylea consent forms.
Jun 30, 2015
| Risk Management Bulletin
Vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, is a protein that stimulates the growth of new blood vessels. Ophthalmologists administer intravitreal anti-VEFG agents to adults for a variety of indications.
Jun 30, 2015
| Risk Management Bulletin
Anti-VEGF drugs for adults addresses on- and off-label use, preventing endophthalmitis, informed consent issues, and documentation. It incorporates key guidelines on intravitreal injection published by a panel of experts. It also addresses the FDA warning about Avastin in more detail.
Jun 19, 2015
| Risk Management Bulletin
OMIC devoted an issue of the Digest to falls and offers suggestions on ways to identify and assist those most at risk in our Risk Management Recommendations document on fall prevention.