1. TOP TEN WAYS TO AVOID MALPRACTICE
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3. A LITTLE COURTESY GOES A LONG WAY
SO, LISTEN TO YOUR PATIENTS!
TREAT THEM AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED!

4. KNOW THE PROCEDURES OF WHERE YOU WORK

5. FOLLOW-UP TEST RESULTS YOU ORDER
YOU ORDERED IT – YOU OWN IT!

6. KNOW THE MEDICINES YOU PRESCRIBE!
HOW DO YOUR PATIENTS REACT TO MEDICINES YOU ORDER?

7. AVOID HAND OFF ISSUES
BE SURE THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE AND RECEIVE IS EVERYTHING REQUIRED TO DO THE JOB
NEVER ASSUME

8. BE WARY & CAREFUL WITH NEW PROCEDURES OR TOOLS

9. CHART ACCURATELY AND THOROUGHLY!

10. RECOGNIZE PATIENT DETERIORATION
THE PROFESSION IS DOING BETTER WITH STROKE AND HEART ATTACK BUT OTHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS, SEPSIS, SOME MATERNAL CONDITIONS AND SERIOUS POSTSURGICAL COMPLICATIONS NEED TO BE ON YOUR RADAR.
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11. UNDERSTAND THAT TODAY’S HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT IS COMPLEX, EXPENSIVE AND THREATENING
INSURANCE CONCERNS, PRIVACY ISSUES, DEALING WITH GRIEF, DEALING WITH LOSS, UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO FOR THEM…PATIENTS BRING SOME OR ALL OF THESE TO THE OFFICE, CLINIC OR HOSPITAL WITH THEM

12. PHYSICIANS WITH THESE QUALITIES RARELY GET SUED
BE A SCOUT
trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent
PHYSICIANS WITH THESE QUALITIES RARELY GET SUED