During their professional training, health care practitioners take courses in medical law and regulation. And today, many states require practitioners, particularly high-risk professionals like physicians, to take some form of continuing education for risk management, to reduce the possibility of an error leading to a lawsuit. 

Also, such education is often necessary for purposes of renewing state licenses or registration. Risk in this context refers to the legal liability or malpractice cases that may be brought by a patient or family member against the practitioner (physician, nurse, pharmacist, etc.) along with the entity (for example, the hospital) that employs the practitioner. Frequently, this includes a lawsuit against many practitioners as well as the entity… (Read Full Article)