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Adjusting Medications for Patients With Kidney Disease: Case Study
Strategies from our case examination can help practitioners ensure that patients with poor kidney function receive appropriately adjusted medication doses.
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October 17, 2025, Medscape
Time-Saving Rx: Smart Hacks for Busy Physicians
For physicians, every minute matters when patients are waiting and the to-do list is piled high. Between paperwork, charting, admin duties, and pinging messages, time is the scarcest resource. Daniel Kent Cassavar, MD, MBA, Medical Director for The Doctors Company and TDC Group, provides recommendations to help doctors save time to prioritize patient care.
Continuing Education Insight
For healthcare professionals, keeping up with the changes and advances in your field is a lifelong challenge. The Doctors Company offers continuing education courses for providers, dentists, nurses, practice managers, advanced practice clinicians, and other staff across a broad range of subjects.
Cultural Diversity in Healthcare: Strategies for Culturally Appropriate Patient Care
A practitioner’s ability to understand and interact effectively with people from other cultures is critically important to helping to achieve health equity for all patients.
Survey Reveals Only 12 Percent of Physicians Likely to Recommend Medicine as a Career, Citing Misinformation and Lack of Trust
A new physician survey reveals a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of -52 for professional satisfaction, with only 12 percent of physicians recommending medicine as a career to others. The top reason: 64 percent of physicians named misinformation on social media as the most challenging part of practicing medicine.
The Tribute Plan
Unlike commercial insurance companies, which look for ways to reward shareholders, The Doctors Company is dedicated to rewarding our members. Created in 2007, the Tribute® Plan is an unrivaled financial benefit that rewards you and your fellow physicians for your loyalty and dedication to superior patient care.
Suicide Prevention: Primary Care Is a Crucial Setting for Identifying Risk
At any given time, some of your patients are having thoughts of suicide. Effective suicide prevention requires a comprehensive approach.
Detecting and Addressing Incidental Findings: Medical Malpractice Claims
With the use of current imaging technology, it has become more common to find abnormalities, or “incidental findings,” that are unrelated to the reason the imaging was ordered. This review of closed claims from The Doctors Company examines factors that contribute to missed incidental findings and offers strategies to improve follow-up and prevent patient harm.
The Doctors Company Names Megan Mahoney, MD, MBA, to Board of Governors
The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Megan Mahoney, MD, MBA, to its Board of Governors. Dr. Mahoney is Chief of Staff for Stanford Health Care and Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Radiology Workflow
Although artificial intelligence has the potential to enhance workflow improvements in radiology, its applications may also have downstream consequences that are not yet fully realized.
