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A carefully planned and executed patient notification process is the key to ensuring continuity of care and minimizing liability risk when retiring or closing a practice. The method by which you inform patients should be based on whether they are active or inactive. Consider the following recommendations:

The main cause of false negatives on mammograms is high breast density, which can make breast lesions more difficult to identify.¹ This is a major concern because almost half of the women screened for breast cancer are classified as having either heterogeneously dense or extremely dense breast tissue.² The American College of Radiology (ACR) recommends several breast density resources on its website.

A “curbside” consultation can be described as an event in which one physician informally asks another for information or advice to aid in the management of a particular patient. A curbside consultation can also include an informal encounter with a “patient” who asks for and receives medical advice in an informal setting. In general, the “curbside consultant” does not review the patient’s medical record, but instead bases advice on information provided by the requesting physician or patient – information that may be incomplete and/or inaccurate