Overview
The purpose of NORCAL’s CME program is to improve the quality of patient care, promote safe practices, and reduce the frequency and severity of malpractice claims. NORCAL strives to improve the competence and performance of its policyholders by:- Identifying clinical and administrative risk exposures
- Developing suitable educational initiatives designed to change physician risk management behaviors
Claims Rx Newsletter
Each month, Claims Rx addresses specific risk management strategies that can decrease your exposure to potential liability. It also includes legislative and regulatory updates on changes in healthcare, as well as case-based analyses of closed medical malpractice claims.
Performance Improvement Courses
Physician Performance Improvement
Solid risk management principles of complete medical record documentation, clear communication between providers and thorough follow-up protocols are critical to the clinical care you provide. The Physician Performance Improvement course addresses these topics in the following three modules, now available exclusively to NORCAL policyholders:
- Module I: Medical Record Documentation
- Module II: Follow Up
- Module III: Drug-Seeking Patients: Managing the Risk
Clinical Courses
Diabetes: Managing Comorbidities
Examines the common causes of litigation related to negligent management of diabetes and its comorbidities and provides tools to help physicians enhance communication, implement a diabetes management protocol and develop strategies to mitigate risk.
Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer
Examines the common themes in lung cancer litigation and provides systems approaches to promote the timely diagnosis of lung cancer and reduce professional liability exposure.
Administrative Courses
Medical Records Management & Practice Management
Reinforces the importance of the medical record in reflecting quality patient care, and to assist practices in identifying and reducing liability exposures of their day-to-day operations.
