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Denise Chamblee is New Risk Management Chair

The OMIC Risk Management Department welcomed a new committee chair and risk management specialist earlier this year. Denise R. Chamblee, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist in Newport News, VA, and an OMIC Board member, will chair OMIC’s Risk Management Committee. Since joining the Committee in 2008, Dr. Chamblee has been a major contributor to the development of OMIC’s retinopathy of prematurity hospital and office safety nets. She also works closely with the American Academy for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus on ROP-related patient safety/quality of care issues. Dr. Chamblee is a graduate of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2013 Leadership Development Program.

Michelle Pineda joined the OMIC staff as a risk management specialist in February. Ms. Pineda has a Masters of Business Administration from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, CA, and brings years of work experience with a large medical professional liability carrier and Bay Area high tech companies. She will work with Anne Menke, RN, PhD, and Hans Bruhn, MHS, to handle confidential hotline calls and other risk management queries from insureds.

The Risk Management Department also has a new fax number, 415.771.1095, for all risk management-related business. The department’s phone number is still 800.562.6642, option 4. Risk management queries can also be emailed to riskmanagement@omic.com.