Risk Prevention and Education
Our Overview page provides a view into the many printed and multimedia resources, products and services offered by CRICO's experts to help you prevent risk and promote patient safety.
Our Patient Safety Content
Mitigating Malpractice Vulnerabilities in Primary Care
Event
Friday, November 1, 2024, 7:30 am–4:30 pm: This course is an excellent opportunity for you to build resiliency in your practice. Co-directed by faculty from Beth Israel Lahey Health, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and CRICO, it is designed specifically to maximize primary care providers’ diagnostic skills for the most common diagnoses seen in primary care malpractice cases.
Past Event: Nursing Practice and Patient Safety: Claims, Trends & Takeaways
Event
May 10, 2023: The goal of this activity is to provide learners with the knowledge about malpractice cases as related to nursing overall and specifically, nursing medication errors.
Now available as an online course.
Now available as an online course.
CRICO’s EPL Insurance Coverage Overview
Article
Did you know CRICO covered employment liability? Find out what allegations we cover and learn about our associated risk reduction program.
Lahey RAP Testimonial
Video
CRICO's risk assessment unit is heralded as a positive, helpful partner who helps lead organizations to impactful patient safety changes via clearly defined actions.
In Defense of the Jury System
Article
Patients and clinicians alike need to be able to rely on a consistent, objective, and fair review of the case.
General Informed Consent Guidelines
Guideline
A document to assist institutions in reviewing policies, procedures and forms relative to obtaining and documenting informed consent.
National Study Highlights the Magnitude of Clinical Documentation Errors on Malpractice Risk
Press Releases
Candello, a division of CRICO, releases its latest benchmarking report, titled “For the Record: The Effect of Documentation on Defensibility and Patient Safety.” The report provides an in-depth look at one of the most persistent yet fixable risks in health care delivery: documentation.
Inadequate Screening of Patient with Substance Use Disorder Has Fatal Ending
Case Study
A middle-aged adult with a history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder died by suicide after not receiving adequate screening, referrals, or follow-up.
Highlights of the Candello Summit
Blog Post
Find out what was discussed at the three-day Candello Member Summit and Coder Collaborative held in Boston this September. Topics ranged from Ambulatory Safety Nets, Patient Safety ROI to tools that reduce medmal risk.
Inadequate Documentation Complicates Review of Chest Tube Placement
Case Study
A patient received a settlement after experiencing a liver laceration following a chest tube placement, which required emergent surgery and prolonged hospitalization. Poor documentation put the provider’s technique and standard of care into question.