Risk Advisory Services
Tailored support to help you and your practice achieve good patient outcomes.
Complimentary service to help you practice safely.
Our experienced advisers assess medico-legal risk, clarify obligations, and support you to take proactive steps to strengthen systems and provide quality care.
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Ready to enhance the safety and quality of your practice? Our expert risk advisers are here to provide personalised guidance tailored to your unique needs.
Risk Advisory Services is a complimentary benefit for Avant members and practice policyholders.
There has been a marked increase in feedback and regulation in today’s health care environment so seeking expert advice and support is critical.
Our support covers a wide range of areas, including:
- Strategic support to develop systems to help enable safe care.
- Risk mitigation strategies for your specialty informed by Avant claims insights.
- Patient communication and consent processes
- Clinical documentation and record-keeping best practices
- Navigation of referral, follow up and recall processes
- Professional boundaries and ethical considerations
What we can provide:
Personalised consultations: Comprehensive risk reviews for you or your practice, followed by a detailed report with recommended strategies and tailored resources.
Educational resources: Access to internally developed and external materials, including CPD-accredited courses, training modules, and specialty-specific guidance.
Practice setup advice: Support to establish safe, sustainable systems and processes for your practice.
Starting out in practice
As you start in private practice, we're here to support your journey. Book a consultation with a risk adviser for personalised guidance on:
- Consent process: Ensure the shared decision-making process is effective to inform, understand and manage patient expectations.
- Practice support: Identify potential vulnerabilities in your practice setup and operations. Access strategic advice and resources to help strengthen your systems and manage these issues. Common areas discussed include privacy, confidentiality, cyber security, advertising and team leadership.
- Process development: Establishing robust systems for documentation, patient communication, follow up and recall, feedback and governance.
Support for international medical graduates (IMGs)
We understand the unique challenges faced by international medical graduates as they adapt to the Australian healthcare system. Book a consultation with a risk adviser for personalised guidance to help you practice safely and confidently in your new environment.
Personalised support includes:
- Communication and cultural competency considerations
- Documentation standards and requirements
- Strategic advice to develop systems and processes to meet Medical Board of Australia and legislative requirements.
Closing your practice or planning your retirement
You may decide to close your practice or to plan your transition to retirement. We can support your journey and help plan a smooth transition to the next stage of your career or life. Book a consultation with a risk adviser for personalised guidance on:
- handover and continuity of care considerations
- medical record management
- communicating your decision to your patients.
Avant Risk Advisory Service (RAS) came to our practice and provided education for our team. It really helped me drive change in my practice and helped the team understand the risks associated with what we do every day. It’s an invaluable part of my membership with Avant. Thank you, RAS!
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