American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Surgery
Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
Risk Management Alerts
The latest risk management news and alerts issued by medical organizations.
November 08, 2019
FDA issues warning letters to two breast implant manufacturers for failure to comply with post-approval study requirements
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to two breast implant manufacturers for failure to comply with their requirements, under their premarket approval orders, to conduct post-approval studies to assess the long-term safety a
November 08, 2019
Tips for Mitigating a Ransomware Attack
While cybersecurity experts say it's extremely difficult to avoid ransomware incursions, some fairly basic steps can mitigate their effects.
October 11, 2019
Protecting Against the Perils of Dental Patient Data Breaches
This pattern of data breaches is very concerning for dental practices, which are charged with protecting people’s most sensitive information. What can practices do to protect themselves against this growing problem?
October 11, 2019
Seminar Location Change
Due to a scheduling conflict, the Thursday September 19th Pathology Program will be held at Holy Cross Hospital (listed as Medical Mutual in the brochure) from 6 pm to 8 pm.
September 16, 2019
Enhancing Your EHR and Provider Documentation – Presented by eClinicalWorks and Kem Tolliver
On September 18th, at noon, Medical Mutual will be conducting a webinar focusing on eClinicalWorks EHR platforms.
September 12, 2019
Cyber Pulse: The State of Cybersecurity in Healthcare – Part Two
A study on cybersecurity amongst Americans and Canadians working in the healthcare industry.
September 12, 2019
Enhancing Your EHR and Provider Documentation – Presented by HCMI Solutions and Kem Tolliver
On September 24th, at noon, Medical Mutual will be conducting a webinar focusing on AllScripts and Epic EHR platforms.
September 12, 2019
Survey Results – The State of Patient Identity Management
Do You Have the Right Authentication Measures in Place to Prevent Patient Identity Theft?
August 05, 2019
Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients
Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients
Click here to access the article from the Department of Health and Human ...
July 09, 2019
CDC Advises Against Misapplication of the Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
CDC Advises Against Misapplication of the Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain: Some policies, practices attributed to the Guideline are inconsistent with its recommendations
June 25, 2019
Quest Diagnostics Says Up to 12 Million Patients May Have Had Financial, Medical, Personal Information Breached
Quest Diagnostics Says Up to 12 Million Patients May Have Had Financial, Medical, Personal Information Breached
June 04, 2019
CDC develops measles toolkit for health care providers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a toolkit to help health care professionals respond to measles outbreaks around the country.
May 13, 2019
EHR Optimization Webinar presented by Athena Health
On May 2nd, at noon, Medical Mutual will be conducting its first of a series of webinars on EHR optimization!
March 27, 2019
HHS Proposes New Rules to Improve the Interoperability of Electronic Health Information
HHS Proposes New Rules to Improve the Interoperability of Electronic Health Information
February 11, 2019
Pediatrics Group Calls on Clinicians to Address School Absenteeism with Patients, Caregivers
Pediatrics Group Calls on Clinicians to Address School Absenteeism with Patients, Caregivers
January 29, 2019
The Cost of a Free Press: Allergy Practice Pays $125,000 to Settle Physician’s Disclosure of Patient Information on TV
Don’t let this happen to you!
December 03, 2018
Final Policy, Payment, and Quality Provisions Changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2019
On November 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that includes updates to payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the ...
November 05, 2018
Get Your ICD-10 questions answered with CodeASSIST
Get it Right with CodeASSIST!
There are more than 60,000 diagnosis codes included in ICD-10. Coding accuracy and specificity is vital, not only to ensure effective patient care, but also to ...
November 12, 2017