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Refer to your regulatory authority’s (College’s) policies and standards on responsibilities when closing or leaving a practice. 1. When planning to leave your practice, make reasonable efforts to ensure all work in progress will be completed, reviewed, and appropriately acted on. Pay special care to the transfer of vulnerable patients, such ...
For the purpose of this standard, closing or leaving a practice is defined as: discontinuing the practice of medicine completely with no intention of returning; a leave of absence for more than twelve (12) months during which time there is no establishment of any medical practice in the province of Alberta; a significant change in the regulated ...
Nov 27, 2019 · When a physician joins a medical practice, they will likely have agreed to a non-solicitation clause in their employment contract. This clause will state that if a physician leaves the practice, they are prohibited from directly or indirectly soliciting the patients of the practice. This includes contacting the patients in any way, including ...
Notifying the College of practice closures. Physicians who are resigning from membership must complete a resignation form. 11. Physicians who are closing a medical practice, but are maintaining their membership with the College, 12 must notify the College of a change in their practice address within 30 days of the change. 13.
The Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) permits physicians who are custodians of the medical record to disclose patients’ personal health information to a potential successor for the purpose of allowing the potential successor to assess and evaluate the physician’s practice as long as the potential successor enters into an agreement to keep the information confidential ...
Sep 12, 2023 · 2. Buy "tail" coverage. Doctors can be sued for malpractice years after they close their practice so this provides coverage against claims reported after the liability policy expires. 3. Check ...
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However, physicians should not let coverage lapse because of a dispute over payment. Mistake 5 Failing to Make Proper Arrangements for Medical Records. When a physician relocates a practice to a new area, it is tempting to leave the records with another physician under some kind of informal agreement. This can backfire.
