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the Reporter | January-February 2010

Integrating patient email into your practice
by William Malamon
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Email has come a long way since the birth of the Internet 40 years ago. (1) Many use email as their communication tool at home and work, and email has replaced much face-to-face, written, and phone communication. These days, we are quite surprised if friends or colleagues say they do not use email.

Despite this, email communication is not yet commonplace in the health care setting. According to the Center for Health System Change, just 24 percent of U.S. physicians use email to communicate with patients. (2) While many physicians use email outside the office, several barriers exist that prevent them from using email to communicate with their patients.

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NEWS | January 13, 2010

New for 2010 — dividend and rate reductions take effect

A 24% policyholder dividend for renewing TMLT policyholders and a 1% rate reduction for all TMLT policyholders became effective January 1, 2010.

This is TMLT's fifth policyholder dividend. The 24% dividend is the largest to date and will amount to approximately $36 million dollars in 2010 premium savings for TMLT physicians.

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the Reporter | February 2, 2010

Reporter CME now available online

Reporter CME test and evaluation forms can now be completed at this web site. To earn CME credit, go to the Reporter CME page, read the article "Risk management for physicians with limited patient contact: diagnostic radiology and anatomic pathology" and complete the test and evaluation forms. Your CME certificate will be emailed to you.

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NEWS | January 18, 2010

Case Closed 4 now available.

The newest edition of TMLT's Case Closed books is now available. Case Closed: A collection of TMLT closed claim studies Volume 4 features 54 closed claim studies based on actual TMLT claims.

Physicians can earn 4 hours of CME — including 1 ethics hour — by completing the CME activity included in Case Closed. TMLT policyholders who complete this activity will earn a 3% premium discount (maximum $1,000) applied at their next eligible policy period.

Request a free copy of Case Closed Volume 4 by emailing claimbook@tmlt.org. Please include your name, address, and which volume you are requesting in your email.

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