Your Practice Made Perfect
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
146 episodes of Your Practice Made Perfect since the first episode, which aired on February 1st, 2018.
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Episode 034: The Impact of Preconceived Notions
September 21st, 2018 | 11 mins 40 secs
addiction, closed claim, medical
Attorney Tim Behan and Brian Fortenberry discuss how the depersonalization and dissociation from a well-known patient can help provide more effective treatment. In this closed claim review, a 40-year-old woman with drug-seeking behavior is left with neurological damage due to assumptions made about her condition.
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Episode 033: Pain Points
September 14th, 2018 | 23 mins 20 secs
disease, medical, pain, treatment
Brian Fortenberry talks to Dr. Stephanie Vanterpool, Director of Comprehensive Pain Services at University of Tennessee Medical Center and Medical Director of the University Center for Pain Management. They discuss targeted pain treatment options and how pain is a symptom of an underlying condition.
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Episode 032: The Malpractice Essentials
September 7th, 2018 | 28 mins 2 secs
insurance, malpractice, medical
Jim Smith, with 36 years of experience in the medical professional liability insurance business, helps us understand medical insurance and what it means to be a part of a mutual insurance company. Join host Brian Fortenberry as they break down MPL and all that goes with it.
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Episode 031: The Case of the Black Box Warning
August 31st, 2018 | 12 mins 15 secs
closed claim, complications, malpractice, medical
In this closed claim case, attorney Stephanie Deupree and host Brian Fortenberry examine a very tragic outcome that began with a man's fall from a six-foot ladder while trying to complete a home improvement project. A medication unfamiliar to the physicians prescribed for pain relief resulted in the man's death.
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Episode 030: The Importance of Belonging
August 24th, 2018 | 16 mins 26 secs
community, doctor, membership, networking, physician
Dr. John Lytle, former President of Arkansas Orthopedics Society, discusses the importance of a physician's involvement in associations, membership groups, and committees. He talks to host Brian Fortenberry about being a part of the local community as well as taking care of other people in your profession.
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Episode 029: The Hypertension is Rising
August 17th, 2018 | 21 mins 14 secs
clinical, doctor, hypertension, medical
Join host Brian Fortenberry and Dr. Elise Schriver as they talk about pulmonary hypertension, its five clinical classes, and how it is being reported more and more on echocardiograms and CT scans. Dr. Schriver is the Associate Clinical Professor at the Graduate School of Medicine at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and the Director of the UT Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic in Knoxville.
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Episode 028: Don’t Leave the Rest Unwritten
August 10th, 2018 | 20 mins 15 secs
closed claim, complications, malpractice, medical
In this closed claim review, Ken Rucker, Vice President of Claims for SVMIC, and host Brian Fortenberry discuss how easy it is to let the daily workload negatively impact the quality of medical documentation. Details forgotten can be hard to defend, especially when Dr. Andrew’s early discharge led to a patient's death one week later.
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Episode 027: No One is Too Good
August 3rd, 2018 | 15 mins 47 secs
doctor, management, medical, practice
A lifelong medical practice executive, Tom Stearns shares the wisdom he’s learned over the years as a manager and leader. With host Brian Fortenberry, they explore the role of a manager in a medical practice and how they should be standing behind their employees in a role of support, instead of cracking the whip.
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Episode 026: Care Off the Record
July 27th, 2018 | 9 mins 36 secs
closed claim, complications, medical
Brian Fortenberry details and discusses a closed claim case with Claims Attorney, Zynthia Howse. Together, they review the fallout from a female infant’s routine “Well Baby” visit after the care providers failed to administer a vaccination and did not accurately document it in the medical charts.
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Episode 025: Navigating Care to Comfort
July 20th, 2018 | 17 mins 30 secs
clinical, death, malpractice, policies
When treating someone at the end of their life, a doctor has more to consider than curing or healing a patient. General Internist, Dr. Daniel Ely, chats with Brian Fortenberry about what goes into palliative care, advanced care planning, and comfort at the end of life.
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Episode 024: Study Up to Sign Off
July 13th, 2018 | 19 mins 3 secs
contracts, malpractice, policies
In this week’s episode, SVMIC employee Jackie Boswell details and defines what makes a good managed care contract. Ms. Boswell also offers physicians advice on how to negotiate a more beneficial contract and what process to take to ensure a better partnership within a practice.
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Episode 023: Treatment Pains
July 6th, 2018 | 25 mins 8 secs
clinical, malpractice, policies
Host Brian Fortenberry chats with Pain Medicine Physician, Dr. Rett Blake about the newer guidelines that relate to doctors providing pain treatment. Together, they cover the nationwide Opioid epidemic, where it’s rampant, and what’s been done at the national and local level.
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Episode 022: Talk it Out
June 29th, 2018 | 32 mins 44 secs
malpractice, medical, risk management
Host Brian Fortenberry and experienced claims attorney and risk reduction expert, Shelly Weatherly, talk about how to stay out of legal hot water amidst the stress and responsibility of patient care combined with the possibility of a lawsuit. Hear how clear communication and investing in the doctor-patient relationship can make all the difference.
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Episode 021: The Case of Cascading Conditions
June 22nd, 2018 | 17 mins 32 secs
closed claim, complications, medical
This week, we review a closed case against a doctor who failed to give a timely diagnosis and treat Mary’s retroperitoneal hemorrhage following a cardiac catheterization. This led to a series of unfortunate medical complications. Senior Claims Attorney Tim Rector talks about this complicated case with Brian Fortenberry.
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Episode 020: Ready, Set, Start-Up
June 15th, 2018 | 14 mins 56 secs
business, medical, private practice, startup
Brian Fortenberry talks to Sheri Smith to learn more about setting up a private practice like a business. They discuss how SVMIC can offer recommendations on vendors and professionals, as well as providing a practice startup toolkit that includes checklists and medical records retention details for each state.
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Episode 019: Pushing the Limits
June 8th, 2018 | 15 mins 50 secs
malpractice, policies
Charmy Shrode, VP of Underwriting, continues to talk with Brian Fortenberry about policies for medical liability coverage. They discuss how far a policy can extend (from you as an individual to your solely-owned practice) and how some plaintiff attorneys prefer to sue an entire entity rather than an individual.