Past Issues & Webflashes


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2007 HPSO Risk Advisor (260 KB)

Articles include:

  • Coping with Understaffing in a Public Crisis
  • How to Avoid Professional Liability Claims
  • Thinking about Retiring or Taking a Leave of Absence?
  • Move Beyond that Mistake
  • Document Defensively: Here's How

2007 Physical Therapist Edition (297 KB)

Articles include:

  • Was this therapist negligent?
  • Reducing your risk begins with hello
  • How to Avoid Professional Liability Claims
  • New Directions in Care Bring Added Risk

2007 Pharmacist Edition (288 KB)

Articles include:

  • Rise to the Challenge of Medicare Part D
  • Child dies from fentanyl overdose
  • How to Avoid Professional Liability Claims
  • Handle Controlled Substances with Care

2007 Counselor Edition (328 KB)

Articles include:

  • How to Terminate the Noncompliant Client
  • Did Counselor Cause Divorce?
  • Do's and Don'ts of Group Therapy

Webflash Online-Only Special Edition




2006 HPSO Risk Advisor (298 KB)

Articles include:

  • When and Why You Should Apologize to Patients
  • Meeting the Needs of the Elderly - and Avoiding Risk
  • Coping with Short-Staffing
  • Firing a Subordinate Without Risking a Lawsuit

Physical Therapist Edition (324 KB)

Articles include:

  • Difficult Patients: When and How to Dismiss Them
  • Meeting the Needs of the Elderly - and Avoiding Risk
  • Complying with HIPAA Security Regulations

Pharmacist Edition (335 KB)

Articles include:

  • When a Pharmacist Refuses to Fill a Prescription
  • Meeting the Needs of the Elderly - and Avoiding Risk
  • The Risks of Drug Importation

Counselor Edition (308 KB)

Articles include:

  • Should you Counsel Patients Electronically?
  • Meeting the Needs of the Elderly - and Avoiding Risk
  • Monitoring the Client on Psychotropic Meds

Webflash Online-Only Special Edition

Feature Article: Preventing ADEs and avoiding liability