Risk Management
Rounds
Risk Management Rounds:
We are offering a series of monthly live and on-demand risk management presentations for psychiatry residents and fellows. There is no fee to attend. The sessions are held live but will also be recorded and made available on-demand. Access to the on-demand recordings will be made available after each session.
Live Dates and Topics
| August 18, 2021: | Risk Management Basics: Overview of Psychiatrists’ Professional Liability and Strategies to Minimize Risk |
| September 15, 2021: | Treating Suicidal Patients |
| October 20, 2021: | Psychopharmacology |
| November 17, 2021: | Telepsychiatry |
| December 15, 2021: | Social Media |
| January 19, 2022: | The Business Side of Practice: Employment Contracts, Liability Insurance, and Liability for the Acts of Others |
| February 16, 2022: | Documentation, Including EHRs |
| March 16, 2022: | Communication, Including Informed Consent and Use of Email and Texts |
| April 20, 2022: | Confidentiality, Including HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, Releasing Patient Information, and Cybersecurity |
| May 18, 2022: | Treating Violent Patients |
Time
2:00 - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Speaker
David Cash, JD, LLM
Associate Director of Risk Management, PRMS
Platform
Zoom Webinar
Webinar ID: 977 6633 5210
Questions? Please contact Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD, Director of Risk Management, at vanderpool@prms.com.
Other Complimentary Resources Offered:
Over the past 20+ years, we have given more than 240 risk management presentations to psychiatry residents and fellows.
Our online education-only risk management portal is available at no charge to trainees and training directors can access on-demand courses, review our risk management newsletters and articles, and much more. To access PRMS U, visit prmsu.com.
Our suicide mock trial is online so your trainees can learn more about suicide risk assessment and the litigation process. To access the mock trial and accompanying resources, visit PRMS.com/RTDMockTrial (forensic trainees can visit PRMS.com/ForensicMockTrial).
We offer in-person educational programs on a wide variety of risk management topics. There is no charge for these presentations.
PREP (PRMS’ Psychiatry Residents’ Education Programs): Topics can be tailored to your individual needs.
Grand Rounds: We are available to provide educational programs on a variety of topics.
For our topic list, click here.
Thought-Leaders in Psychiatric Risk Management:
American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Suicide Risk Assessment and Management, Third edition
Contributor: Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD (Director of Risk Management, PRMS)
Although psychiatry is one of the least often sued medical specialties, patient death from suicide is one of the two most frequent identifiable causes of loss in claims and lawsuits filed against psychiatrists.
If you are interested in purchasing these materials, they may be purchased from the publisher's website. PRMS receives no compensation for any such purchases.
Chapter 13: Relief from Disabilities: Firearm Rights Restoration for Persons Under Mental Health Prohibitions
Contributor: Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD (Director of Risk Management, PRMS) with Liza Gold, MD
This chapter discussed the state and federal firearm legislation and relief from mental health disabilities (prohibitions on gun ownership).
If you are interested in purchasing these materials, they may be purchased from the publisher's website. PRMS receives no compensation for any such purchases.
Chapter 12: Professional Liability in Psychiatric Practice
Contributor: Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD ( Director of Risk Management, PRMS)
This chapter discusses professional liability in the general practice of psychiatry, including lawsuits and licensing board complaints. Also covered is professional liability exposure when providing forensic services, such as IMEs and expert witness testimony.
If you are interested in purchasing these materials, they may be purchased from the publisher's website. PRMS receives no compensation for any such purchases.
Chapter 8: An Overview of Practicing High Quality Telepsychiatry
Contributor: Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD (Director of Risk Management, PRMS)
Currently regulatory constraints, such as licensure, in-person examination requirements, and prescribing requirements pose significant barriers to the widespread adoption of telepsychiatry. The seven steps to implementing a telepsychiatry practice are discussed.
If you are interested in purchasing these materials, they may be purchased from the publisher's website. PRMS receives no compensation for any such purchases.
Chapter 2: Legal and Ethical Issues in Providing Mental Health Disability Evaluations
Contributor and Co-Editor: Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD (Director of Risk Management, PRMS)
Mental health professionals conducting disability evaluations should understand what aspects of this practice present liability risks and how to effectively manage these risks to decrease the possibility that they may inadvertently engage in practices that create liability. Current case law decisions are discussed which define areas of risk and assist clinicians in managing that risk.
If you are interested in purchasing these materials, they may be purchased from the publisher's website.
Chapter 13: Risks of Harm to the Forensic Expert: The Legal Perspective
Contributor: Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD (Director of Risk Management, PRMS)
The chapter addresses the professional liability of psychiatrists (malpractice litigation as well as discipline by the licensing board or professional association) for harm alleged in forensic work – specifically, performing independent medical evaluations (IMEs) and providing expert witness testimony.
If you are interested in purchasing these materials, they may be purchased from the publisher's website. PRMS receives no compensation for any such purchases.
Chapter 61: Forensic Issues (co-authored with Roskes)
Contributor: Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD (Director of Risk Management, PRMS)
Inmates are the only Americans with the constitutional right to medical care. Professional liability for treating patients in correctional settings, prisons and jails, is discussed.
If you are interested in purchasing these materials, they may be purchased from the publisher's website. PRMS receives no compensation for any such purchases.
Chapter 8: Legal Aspects of Teleanalyisis in the United States
Contributor: Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD (Director of Risk Management, PRMS)
This chapter covers teleanalysis and standard of care, legal aspects of technology, professional standards of practice, and ethical guidelines.
If you are interested in purchasing these materials, they may be purchased from the publisher's website. PRMS receives no compensation for any such purchases.
About PRMS: Professional Risk Management Services (PRMS) manages The Psychiatrists’ Program, the professional liability insurance program for psychiatrists. We have insured psychiatrists since 1986, and have handled more than 77,000 risk management issues. PRMS is accredited, with commendation, by the ACCME to provide CME. PRMS is not a commercial interest.