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FDA Notice Regarding Foreign IUDs
Below is a letter published by the FDA in July, 2010 addressing the purchase and use of foreign IUDs. If you would like to request additional information or discuss potential risks related to this topic, please contact API at 1-800-252-3628 and ask to speak with a risk manager.
RM Reference Guide
The API Risk Management Institute now a complimentary Risk Management Reference Guide for the Physician Office. This manual contains information that is fundamental in providing a foundation for basic risk management principles in your medical practice. Please choose your state below to view and print a copy.
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Anesthesiology Resources
- Airway Obstruction in the Obese Patient
(PDF) - Anesthesia Risk Reduction Strategies (PDF)
- Office Based Anesthesia Guidelines (PDF)
Cardiology Resources
- Amiodarone Checklist (PDF)
- Anticoagulation Services (PDF)
- Coumadin Checklist (PDF)
Consent
- Disclosure and Consent
(Word Document) - Divulgacion De Informacion Y Consentimiento (Word Document)
- General Consent for Treatment (sample form) (Word Document)
- Sample Consent Forms (Word Document)
- Texas Medical Disclosure Panel List A & List B (PDF)
- What is Informed Consent? (PDF)
General
- Authorization to Release Information (PDF)
- Back to Basics: The 5 Rs of Medication Safety
(PDF) - Closing a Medical Practice (Word Document)
- Communication and Restrictions of Private Health Information (PDF)
- EMR Panacea or Pandoras Box Pulse (PDF), Part I
- EMR Panacea or Pandoras Box Pulse
(PDF), Part II - Guidelines on Terminating the Doctor/Patient Relationship (PDF)
- Sample Termination Letter (Word Document)
- Introducing New Procedures in the Office (PDF)
- Is Your Office on the Right Track? (PDF)
- Is Your Practice Ready for RAC? (PDF)
- Let's Talk Trash - Medical Debris Left Behind (PDF)
- Managing Telephone Liability Risk (PDF)
- Medical Record Retention (Word Document)
- Notice Concerning Complaints - For Texas Physicians (PDF)
- Office Based Anesthesia Guidelines (PDF)
- Patient Satisfaction Survey Sample 1 (Word Document)
- Patient Satisfaction Survey Sample 2 (Word Document)
- Patient Satisfaction Survey Sample 3 (Word Document)
Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Umbilical Cord Blood Banking and Donation (Word Document)
- Cord Blood Information (PDF)
- HPV Information (PDF)
- PPD and Shaken Baby (PDF)
- Information for Parents of Newborns - English (PDF)
- Information for Parents of Newborns - Spanish (PDF)
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