Online Resources
The American College of Obstreticians and Gynecologists (www.acog.org) offers a recently developed CD-ROM for CME credit entitled “From Exam Room to Courtroom: Navigating Litigtation & Coping with Stress” (availabe for purchase online) that helps the physician through the emotional and legal experiences associated with the litigation process.
Medical Economics (www.memag.com) This website provides full-text downloadable articles on a variety of litigation-related subjects including communication, documentation, risk management, insurance, and relationships with colleagues. In many of these, physicians write about real life experiences and stress the need for support during the process. Under Find What You Need, click on Malpractice, then Litigation, or medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/article/articleList.jsp?categoryId=7164.
Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (www.omic.com) has an extensive risk management program with popular materials such as the Deposition Handbook and Litigation Handbook in pdf format that are available to all visitors. Use the direct links provided, or, from the OMIC home page, click on Risk Management, then Claims.
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