Risk Management

Get strategies for avoiding malpractice claims and board allegations by accessing our extensive library of articles and posts. NCMIC D.C.s can get even more by logging in and browsing our Examiner archives ... including real-life case studies, articles and Q & As about potential claim situations.

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  ARTICLES & VIDEOS Documentation Mistakes in your records can put your practice at risk.
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  ARTICLES & VIDEOS Operational & Staff Risks Employee and office matters reflect on you and your practice.
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  ARTICLES & VIDEOS Malpractice Defense Considerations when a patient files a lawsuit or is considering one.
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  ARTICLES & VIDEOS Professional Boundaries Reduce the risk that your good intentions will be misconstrued.
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  ARTICLES & VIDEOS Case Studies Read real-life situations and learn from the experiences of others.
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  ARTICLES & VIDEOS Clinical Risks Assess and treat the patient for their treatment and care needs.
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  ARTICLES & VIDEOS Social & Electronic Media Factors to be aware of with popular communication methods.
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  ARTICLES & VIDEOS Board & Regulatory Ways to avoid licensing board and regulatory agency issues.
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  ARTICLES & VIDEOS Patient Interactions Essentials to keep in mind when interacting with patients.
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  ARTICLES & VIDEOS Continuing Education Get CEs and valuable information through NCMIC's many offerings.

Recent Articles

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  Are You Protecting Your Patients' Confidential Information?

  Though most chiropractic offices will never provide treatment to a movie star or have the media hounding their staff for details of a patient's care, every office should be concerned about breaching patient confidentiality and violating the HIPAA Privacy Rule.

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  POSTED IN Operational & Staff Risks
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  Credibility Issues Cut Both Ways

  The patient, 49-year-old Jack Orson, was first seen by Charles Kently, D.C., on February 7, 2014. Mr. Orson had been involved in a motor vehicle accident on November 30, 2013, in which the passenger door was struck broadside at 25 mph. He was treated and released from the ER with a diagnosis of soft tissue injuries following an examination and diagnostic imaging studies. When his neck and low back pain did not resolve after about 60 days, he decided to seek chiropractic care.

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  POSTED IN Case Studies
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  Should I Make House Calls?

  Question: As a doctor who likes to “go the extra mile” for my patients, I'm considering starting a house call program. What are the benefits and risks of this practice model?

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  POSTED IN Patient Interactions
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  Perceptions Matter: Risks at Educational Seminars

  If you're like many D.C.s, you strive to inform others about the benefits of chiropractic care, and you may even hold seminars in your community to educate people about chiropractic and other health topics.

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  POSTED IN Operational & Staff Risks
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  Avoid the Potential Pitfalls of Social Media

  With new technology on the increase, many doctors are using social media as a way to communicate to patients and market their practices. However, there are legal risks of doing so. Jennifer Boyd Herlihy, an attorney who defends D.C.s regularly on behalf of NCMIC, has seen this firsthand.

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  Osteoporosis: What D.C.s Need to Know

  With the graying of America, more patients will enter our offices with osteoporosis. Fortunately, most will have only a relative contraindication to manipulation, giving us many options for relieving symptoms.

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  POSTED IN Clinical Risks
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  Know Your Rights Before You Respond to State Board Investigations

  Your license to practice is your most valuable possession. Yet many doctors expose their licenses to unnecessary risks by the way in which they respond to state board investigations and disciplinary complaints.

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  How to Avoid the Impact of Bad Behavior by Your Staff

  As a D.C., you're the one providing the direct patient care, so it's easy to underestimate your staff's potential impact on the practice. But consider this: If your practice is like many, your staff has considerable contact with your patients.

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  Should I Be Concerned About Risk If I'm Not Personable?

  ​​​​​​​Question: I run a respected chiropractic practice in my community. I take pride in the fact that I keep up to date on the latest techniques, as well as clinical research and trends. But recently a patient commented that I'm not really a “warm, fuzzy type of doctor.” Should I be concerned?

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  POSTED IN Patient Interactions
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  The Attorney Perspective: Preexisting Herniations

  A recurrent issue in chiropractic negligence litigation is the herniation that preexists a plaintiff patient's care by a defendant chiropractor. Typically, that condition worsens during the chiropractic care period naturally and is not diagnosed until after that care. The defense goal is to show that although the condition is diagnosed after the care, it is also unrelated to the care: to rebut a claim against the chiropractor based on the legal fallacy of "post hoc ergo propter hoc."

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  POSTED IN Malpractice Defense