Your Practice Made Perfect

Scott Hickman and J. Baugh continue their HR discussion, this time with a focus on employment classification and the impact on pay, comp time, and the Family Medical Leave Act as well as how to address harassment in the workplace. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Attorneys Scott Hickman and J. Baugh discuss common HR issues that come up in practices, including the importance of enlisting a professional on the front end with compliance questions, and essential elements to include in a personnel manual. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Dr. Betty-Ann Svendsen shares her own personal experience surrounding physician burnout with J. Baugh, including its very real impact on her personal life. Svendsen shares how she was able to destroy burnout by making herself a priority and putting more focus on work-life balance. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Brian Fortenberry sits down with Katy Smith and J. Baugh to dive into another closed claim. A 23-year-old male came in complaining of mysterious pain and was treated for a sprained ankle. Months later he suffers a sudden cardiac arrest. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Anne Pontius joins J. Baugh to discuss operating an in-office laboratory. Anne weighs out the pros and cons of doing your own testing in-house versus using a commercial laboratory. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

SVMIC Attorneys J. Baugh and Katy Smith take a look at another closed claim in which a lack of communication led to a patient diagnosed with severe sleep apnea being given an excessive dosage of pain medication. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Brian Fortenberry chats with lawyer Ryan Wood on how things typically play out in the courtroom and some of the questionable tactics used by both sides to argue their case. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

J. Baugh sits down with Katy Smith to take a close look at a closed claim of an ER Physician who was asked to re-intubate a patient. The physician, trying to follow protocol, refused and the patient died shortly after. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Dr. Richard Moses sits down with host Brian Fortenberry to discuss telemedicine and telehealth, the legalities of practicing across state lines, and how to go about doing so if you wish to work in multiple states. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Katy Smith joins J. Baugh to discuss three separate cases where critical oversights in patients’ medical records led to severe consequences, both physical and legal. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Steve Dickens joins Brian Fortenberry to discuss the importance of a strong, active leadership model and how proper governance minimizes inefficiencies and maximizes strategic decision making. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Attorneys J. Baugh and Katy Smith join Brian for another review of a closed claim that took ten years to go to trial. A 55-year-old gentleman jumped off his truck injuring his knee and ankle, resulting in pain and foot drop. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Brian Fortenberry sits down with J. Baugh and Katy Smith again to review a case of a 73-year-old with increasing back pain and a history of heart issues who wasn’t notified in time to catch a fatal heart attack. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Editor and founder of MedMalReviewer.com, Eric Funk, returns with Brian Fortenberry to review a malpractice case of a 31-year-old male who couldn’t receive a CT scan for physical reasons and got a misdiagnosis of bronchitis that resulted in a tragic outcome. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Host Brian Fortenberry chats with Emergency Medicine doctor, Erik Funk. Erik is the editor of the website MedMalReviewer.com, where physicians can get access to actual medical malpractice cases from legal databases. They discuss the multitude of resources that can be found on Dr. Funk’s site and when those resources can come in handy. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go...

Katy Smith and J. Baugh walk through the basics of Malpractice suit litigation. What to prepare for, the statistics around some of these suits, and how a good partner can help a physician be prepared. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

This week on Your Practice Made Perfect, Brian discusses stats and what role they play in malpractice insurance coverage and medical practices, with Kathy Cartwright and Divya Parikh - vice president of Research and Education at the Medical Professional Liability Association. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

J. Baugh and Katy Smith, claims attorneys at SVMIC, sit down with Brian Fortenberry to review a malpractice case where a patient had the wrong knee operated on to repair a meniscus tear. They discuss the immediate discovery and the events that came as a result of a wrong-site surgery. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Attorney John Ryman takes Brian Fortenberry through a closed claim case of a 72-year-old male who died two years after a primary care visit. When it was discovered that the doctor failed to follow up on a recommended CT evaluation, the patient’s estate filed a lawsuit. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

On this episode, Laura Watkins observes the frightening topic of embezzlement and how it might be more common than you think. Watkins walks you through what embezzlement looks like and steps to take to ensure that your practice doesn’t fall victim. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Dr. Sasha Shillcutt has a candid conversation with Brian about her accomplished career in medicine and how she manages the workload. Through building support systems and research, she has been able to show other women physicians how to avoid the all-too-common burnout. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Rana McSpadden and Brian Fortenberry talk about the various ways to prepare your practice for everything from tornadoes to cyber attacks. McSpadden explains the use of reverse planning to figure out your goals and the even bigger disaster of putting off the planning process. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Katy Smith and J. Baugh join Brian Fortenberry this week to look at a closed claim case involving a 42-year-old John Doe with a 4+ year history of acute diverticulitis. The two discuss the patient’s trip to the ER and how a CT misreading led to the patient’s untimely death. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Dr. Scott Fowler and Brian Fortenberry examine the personal topic of professionalism in the medical industry, and a doctor’s covenant with society. Dr. Fowler explains how the practice of medicine is not a business but a calling. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.

Shannon Hampson joins Brian Fortenberry to discuss the exciting and potentially intimidating topic of mergers. Hampson explains why a merger may or may not make sense for your practice, as well as how to prepare for an impending merger should there be one. To see this episodes show notes or to get more information, go to SVMIC.com.