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The Health Care Notification Network (HCNN), launched in March 2008, was developed to improve the speed and efficacy of the delivery of FDA-mandated patient safety alerts to physicians and other healthcare providers.MAG Mutual Insurance Company was one of the first medical malpractice insurers in the nation to endorse this free service, providing our policyholders with detailed information and sign-up instructions.
HCNN sent its first alert to over 800,000 physician subscribers last month.We believe this FDA compatible system will improve patient safety and reduce physician liability risks. For example, imagine the potential malpractice liability associated with prescribing recalled drugs to patients.
HCNN not only sends electronic alerts, eliminating paper waste and ensuring physicians receive alerts the day they are announced, but the network is also able to send out national public emergency notices to reduce the potential for malpractice lawsuits.
For more information about HCNN, and to enroll in the service, go to our website: www.MAGMutual.com, click on Risk Management, then select Risk Management Newsletters. Click on Volume 14/Number 2 2008. You may also sign up at www.hcnn.net.
