Activity ID
3172Expires
August 2, 2025Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1.0Fee
$150CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
Hospital medicine is the fastest growing medical specialty in the US. Hospitalists manage high-acuity inpatients with serious conditions while under pressure to improve quality and reduce lengths of stay. This monograph will describe the strategic position hospitalists occupy in improving quality of care, what can be learned from medical malpractice claims against hospitalists, and risk management strategies for reducing risk.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Family Medicine
Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Identify the major causes of professional liability claims against hospitalists.
Describe the relationship between claims and adverse events (i.e., patient harm from medical care).
Implement one of two ways to defend against premature closure in the diagnostic process.
Suggest one way to introduce metacognition (i.e., thinking about thinking) into M&M rounds or case reviews.
Keywords
Hospital medicine
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Rural, Urban
