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SVMIC Risk Basics: Systems

• In order to ensure proper follow-up for patients who require a return

office visit, schedule such patients before they leave the office or the
hospital and provide a reminder card with date and time.

• Remember, tracking is only half of the equation. Appropriate patient

communication and documentation is necessary for prevention of
missed or delayed diagnosis. If using an EHR, review and correct
all documentation that may have auto-populated or been carried

over from a previous visit to ensure it is an accurate reflection of the

current office-visit assessment.

• Communicate and document follow-up instructions, warnings,

and relevant discharge information to patients. Be sure to convey
such information in terms that are clearly understandable to non-

medically trained individuals.

SVMIC is here to partner with you and your staff to offer risk management
advice and resources. Please visit our website at vantage.svmic.com,

contact us by email at ContactSVMIC@svmic.com, or call at 800-342-
2239.

As an additional resource, SVMIC has included a Systems Self-

Assessment with your course materials. Completing this self-guided
assessment gives you an opportunity to help identify and mitigate areas

of potential risk and supplement the information you learned in this
course.

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