Patient Care on the PRMS Blog

It’s that time again, when you may be thinking about resolutions for the new year. While termination has always been a popular topic on our Risk Management Helpline, during the past year we have addressed more termination issues than ever before. It’s an important topic because once a treatment relationship has been established, the psychiatrist remains responsible for the pat ...

As part of our ongoing commitment to behavioral health, PRMS is pleased to feature Dr. Alyssa Ciera Smith, PGY-4 psychiatry resident at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, IN, and a member of the Indiana Psychiatric Society, as a guest blogger this month. Dr. Smith shares more about her experience attending the Federal Advocacy Conference last October in ...

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As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to highlight the Southern California Psychiatric Society and its work developing a nine-part, short documentary series featuring psychiatrist members working in the field of minority mental health. With the support of PRMS ...

*This piece is a re-print from the Central California Psychiatric Society’ 2022 Quarterly Update from December 2022. As part of our ongoing commitment to behavioral health, PRMS is pleased to feature geriatric psychiatry specialist, Dr. Rossano Bangasan, MD, DFAPA, Central California Psychiatric Society (CCPS) member, and Chair of the Geriatric Committee at CCPS, as one of the ...

*This piece is a re-print from the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society’ Issue 224 July/August 2022 Newsletter. As part of PRMS’ ongoing commitment to behavioral health, PRMS is pleased to feature Dr. Judith Feldman, psychiatry specialist and Massachusetts Psychiatric Society member, as one of the guest bloggers this month. Dr. Feldman shares her journey to retirement and the step ...

As part of PRMS’ ongoing efforts to support the behavioral healthcare community and to promote the organizations that work towards this mission, we are pleased to highlight our partner the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry, which hosts the American Board of Adolescent Psychiatry. We invited Dr. Gregory P. Barclay, DLFAPA, President of the American Board of Adolescent P ...

*This piece is edited from an original article published in the Spring 2021 PaPS Transactions publication. In an effort to support mental health and initiatives led by the psychiatric community, PRMS is pleased to feature the following edited piece by Niharika Padala, MS4 at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and Rama Rao Gogineni, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist ...

*This piece is edited from an original article published in the Spring 2021 IPS Mind Matters publication. In an effort to support mental health and initiatives led by the psychiatric community, PRMS is pleased to feature the following edited piece by Dr. Lala Park, Editor of the Illinois Psychiatric Society Mind Matters publication. Dr. Park highlights the work two psychiatric ...

In our efforts to support mental health and all those served by and working in the field of psychiatry, we are pleased to feature Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD, PRMS Director of Risk Management, as one of our bloggers this month. Donna shares strategies that doctors can implement to provide good clinical care in honor of World Patient Day this September. World Patient Safety Day 20 ...