Risk Management Education

The UMIA and its physician directors are committed to providing policyholders with a high quality, innovative Risk Management Program. New in 2008, policyholders can qualify for a risk management discount and earn CME credits in one of two ways:

1. UMIA Online Education: View risk management presentations, earn CME credit and qualify for your risk management discount from the comfort of your own home.

2. UMIA Risk Management Weekend Workshops: Offered on several weekends during the year, risk management seminars allow you to view live presentations in order to earn CME credit.

Objectives

The objectives of UMIA Risk Management Education are:

• To examine the root causes of medical liability claims including the role of human cognitive errors
• To promote the development and enhancement of effective physician communication skills
• To re-enforce the critical role of accurate and adequate patient data collection and management tools
• To recommend ways to reduce the role of human error and distraction to reduce patient injury
• To identify specialty specific loss trends and high-risk areas
• To provide specialty specific risk management strategies to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors

 

Curriculum

The curriculum includes presentations on critical communication concepts, general risk management principles, and breakout sessions for the following specialties:

• Anesthesiology
• Emergency Medicine
• Family Practice Medicine
• Internal Medicine / Internal Medicine Subspecialties
• Obstetrics/Gynecology and Family Practice Medicine with Obstetrics
• Pediatrics
• Radiology
• Surgical Subspecialties

Physicians not in one of the specialties listed above will be directed to the most appropriate specialty courses. Participation in the Risk Management Education Program is available only to physicians and physician extenders currently insured by UMIA.

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UMIA Online Education

New in 2008, you can now view risk management presentations, earn CME credit, and qualify for your risk management discount from the comfort of your own home.

The UMIA Online Education program is similar to and based on the live seminars. The curriculum includes courses on communication issues, human error in medical practice, and specialty-specific presentations. This program allows physicians to earn CME credit for each course they take, and upon completion, qualify for the risk management discount. Users may also track their RM discounts and effective dates. To login, you need only provide your last name, policy number, dote of birth, and a valid email address.

 

Accreditation for UMIA Online Education

The Utah Medical Insurance Association (UMIA) designates the UMIA Online Education curriculum for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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UMIA Risk Management Weekend Workshops

This UMIA Weekend Workshops are scheduled as follows:

Date	City/State	Location
11-07-09	Salt Lake City, UT	Radisson Inn
1-23-2010	Salt Lake City, UT	Marriott/City Center
4-17-2010	St. George, UT	Dixie Convention Center
5-22-2010	Missoula, MT	DoubleTree Hotel
10-02-2010	Jackson Hole , WY	Snow King Resort
11-06-2010	Salt Lake City, UT	Radisson Hotel

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These workshops include presentations on the problems presented by pain management and the use of narcotics in primary care medicine, an examination of the risks of using physician extenders, a discussion on disclosure and resolution of adverse outcomes along with basic risk management, and specialty specific presentations.

* You must attend the entire workshop to qualify for your risk management discount.

 

Accreditation for Weekend Workshops

The Utah Medical Insurance Association (UMIA) designates the Weekend Workshop seminar activities in the states of Utah and Wyoming for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, and in the state of Montana for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Attendance Policy

Children:
Out of respect for other attendees, and because some Risk Management Workshop topics may be sensitive or inappropriate for children, the UMIA Risk Management staff request that attendees not bring their children to the Risk Management workshop. Should last minute circumstances make it impossible for you to make arrangements for child care, you will be re-scheduled for a future workshop.

Spouses and Guests:
Because data that is presented at Risk Management workshops involves actual UMIA data, the company requests that only insured physicians or approved office staff attend. It is inappropriate for spouses, family or friends to join a physician at the workshop.

FULL WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE:
Full participation in the workshop is required to qualify for the Risk Management premium discount. Physicians with partial attendance will receive CME credit commensurate with their attendance but will not receive the risk management discount.

 

Disability

In accordance with the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) please notify us of any special needs or accommodations required to attend a workshop.

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Risk Management Policy Holders Premium Discount

The following guidelines and requirements apply:

Risk Management Premium Discount

• 5% for Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming physicians
• 7.5% for Montana physicians
• Discount starts in next billing quarter following attendance
• Good for three years

 

Alternative for Low Risk Specialties

• Based on risk severity, some specialties or subsets of physicians may still be required to attend.
• Physicians in the specialties of Dermatology (Class 1), Occupational Medicine, Pathology, Psychiatry and Radiology Oncology (Class 2) may receive the Risk Management premium discount by: (1) submitting five (5) hours of CME documentation for risk management program attendance in their respective specialty, (2) attending a UMIA Risk Management Workshop, or (3) completing the UMIA online education program.

 

New Practitioner Discount

Physicians receiving a “New Practitioner” discount (defined as new to the practice of medicine) have one year from the effective date of coverage to attend the Risk Management Workshop to maintain the discount. The discount expires after one year without program attendance.

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