FROM: THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
TO: SDCMS PHYSICIANS
HOW TO HANDLE LEGAL NOTICES: SUMMONS, NOIS, AND SUBPOENAS
Two Risk Management Seminars / Webinars to Choose From SPONSORED BY THE DOCTORS COMPANY DESCRIPTION: In a litigious society, physicians often times are targets of litigation. Navigating through the legal process and understanding how to respond to legal notices is a common task that exists in physician practices. Responding to Board Investigations and Agency Inquiries is complicated by ensuring patient confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA regulations. This program will provide a step-by-step approach on what to do when legal notices are received and guide participants in developing appropriate responses to requests for patient information. Free Seminars / Webinars for SDCMS Physicians AGENDA: • How to Handle Legal Notices: Summons, NOIs, and Subpoenas • Scenarios • Questions and Answers
April 22 or April 23
OBJECTIVES — AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROGRAMS, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO: • Describe California and HIPAA Regulations Regarding Patient Confidentiality • Identify Two Types of Subpoenas for Medical Records and the Potential Risk Exposures of Releasing Unauthorized Patient Information. • Develop Two Individual Practice Changes (Techniques) That Can Be Implemented to Respond to Requests for Production of Patient Information. CME: 1.5 Hours of Free CME PRESENTERS: Miranda Felde, MHA, CPHRM, ARM, CRM, CIC, and Scott Buchholz, Esq., CPHRM ACCREDITATION STATEMENT: The Doctors Company is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The Doctors Company designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The Doctors Company wishes to take steps to ensure no individual with a disability is discriminated against because of the absence of auxiliary aids and services. If special arrangements are required for an individual to participate in the program, please contact the SDCMS at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date at (858) 565-8888.
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1.5 Hours FREE CME AVAILABLE!
WHEN: APRIL 22, 6:30PM–8:00PM OR APRIL 23, 11:30AM–1:00PM • First Session: Location: • Second Session: Location: • Cost: • Information:
Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 6:30PM–8:00PM Seminar at SDCMS (5575 Ruffin Rd., Ste. 250). WEBINAR wherever you can be at a computer! Thursday, April 23, 2009, 11:30AM–1:00PM Seminar at SDCMS (5575 Ruffin Rd., Ste. 250). WEBINAR wherever you can be at a computer! FREE to SDCMS Physician Members & Their Staffs — Open Only to SDCMS Member Physicians & Their Staffs Contact Lauren Wendler at SDCMS at (858) 300-2782 or at LWendler@SDCMS.org FAX YOUR REGISTRATION TO (858) 569-1334 BY TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2009
Which Will You Be Attending (Check One)? April 22 Seminar • April 22 Webinar • April 23 Seminar • April 23 Webinar Attendee Name(s): ______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SDCMS Physician Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fax: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TO BE REMOVED FROM OUR FAX LIST, CHECK HERE AND FAX THIS SHEET BACK WITH YOUR NAME AND FAX NUMBER TO (858) 569-1334.