eRisk Guidelines for Physician-Patient Online Communications

In June of 2000, Medem helped establish the eRisk Working Group for Healthcare, which includes 30 medical professional liability carriers (representing more than 70 percent of the nation's insured physicians), more than a dozen of the nation's medical societies and representatives of state medical boards.

The group was formed to address potential online liability issues and concerns associated with physician-patient interaction and communication via the Web and to establish a common set of guidelines for use by physicians and practices as they communicate online.

Click below for the latest guidelines and press release.

• eRisk Guidelines
  The eRisk Guidelines address liability issues related to general online communications and those specific to fee-based online consultations

• Press Release: New Guidelines Remove Risk From Doctor-Patient E-mail
  Press release highlighting the latest guidelines developed at the October 2002 eRisk Working Group for Health Care meeting

• Previous eRisk Press Releases

1. The Doctors Company
   
   • E-Medicine: The Cyber Revolution Hits Medical Practice
   • TDC partners with Medem to promote iHealth to its physicians
   • Learn about the TDC physician discount

2. The SCPIE Indemnity Company
   Safe Practice: Guidelines for E-Mail Communication with Patients
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3. MAG Mutual Insurance Company
   Online Medical Liability Increases as Patients Communicate via the Internet
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4. OMIC — Full service insurance company for ophthalmologists
   OMIC Is Proud to Offer Online Consultation Informed Consent Forms and eRisk Guidelines

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