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Explaining the National Practitioner Data Bank
The National Practitioner Data Bank is an online repository of information pertaining to the professional competence and conduct of health care practitioners.
Informed Consent
Substance abuse, left untreated, will destroy your life, your practice and your family.
The financial exposure from a lawsuit alleging employment discrimination, harassment or retaliation can be huge. Every practice should have a harassment, discrimination and retaliation prevention policy established.
When a dentist’s license is disciplined, a number of far reaching consequences are possible. These consequences are generally not discussed at a settlement conference...
Patient Injuries
IDFPR Conferences
Most employers make the mistake of labeling their workers as independent contractors...
Generally, it can be assumed that the Department attorney feels discipline is appropriate or he would not have scheduled the conference in the first place....
While practice owners think their actions are acceptable, sometimes the opposite is true.
An injured patient in the dental office is a sure way to spoil your day. There are many ways a patient can be injured in the dental office. They can be injured during treatment or as the result of an incident such as a slip or fall...
Be careful who you let into your home. Identity theft is on the rise across the US and the techniques used to steal identities range from the mundane to the ultra-sophisticated. The following tips will reduce the chance of having your identity stolen.
The suit will eventually settle and life goes on.
The standard of care requires a dentist to inquire about medications a patient may be taking...
Employment Practices
The dentist needs to follow certain guidelines to dismiss the patient correctly...
Discerning fact from myth, you are in a better position of avoid unintended legal consequences.
Effects of Discipline
Unexpected Visitors
Misconceptions
A Prescription for your well being
Here are some common sense prescription guidelines that will save you from taking the perp walk:
Do you verbally go through the options with patients? Do you give them a written informed consent? In most dental offices, the answer is probably no.
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Preventing Fraud
Other Articles
What do you do when your receptionist announces that an investigator for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is waiting to speak with you?
“Eighty percent of life is just showing up.” -Woody Allen (1935-)
What do you do when the receptionist comes back to tell you that there is an investigator in your office waiting to speak with you? What do you do when you receive a telephone call from an investigator?
Being Investigated?
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