April 04, 2024, KevinMD
Rise of Mega Payouts: Physicians Are Now the White Whales
Robert White, President of The Doctors Company and TDC Group, discusses the unexpected emergence of nuclear verdicts in states where they were once considered rare.
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September 15, 2022, Medical Economics
Amplify a Culture of Safety in Your Medical Practice
David Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Medical Officer for The Doctors Company and TDC Group, writes in “Medical Economics” on the four founding elements of a safety culture: mutual respect, teamwork, human factors engineering, and cultivation of a just culture.
Burnout and Litigation Against Primary Care Providers: Where Do They Overlap?
Certain trends in primary care suggest potential avenues for investigation into malpractice allegations. These include a worsening shortage of primary care physicians, an association between burnout and patient safety concerns, and the rise in both the number of women physicians and the rate of burnout among women physicians.
The Doctors Company Announces 15-Year Anniversary of the Tribute Plan
The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer and part of TDC Group, announced today that it has paid over $140 million in Tribute® Plan awards over the past 15 years to its members.
Professional Education
Healthcare AI: Peril or Paradigm?
This program provides nurses with an overview of the range of artificial intelligence models that can potentially be applied in healthcare, examples of regulatory and ethical AI guidance documents, and evidence-based discussions of risks and strategies to address the risks of using AI in healthcare.
AM Best Affirms The Doctors Company’s ‘A’ Excellent Financial Rating
August 23, 2022: AM Best has affirmed The Doctors Company's financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and its long-term issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a+”. The outlook of these ratings is stable.
Nov 27, 2023
Continuing Education: Essential Risk Management for Healthcare Professionals
Our complimentary on demand course focuses on the legal elements of a malpractice claim and offers tips to help you demonstrate quality of care and reduce risk.
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Agreements, Notices, Subscriber Agreement, and Power of Attorney
The Doctors Company subscriber agreements and power of attorney notices.
January 27, 2022, Medscape
Medscape Anesthesiologist Malpractice Report 2021
Peter Kolbert, JD, Senior Vice President of Claim and Litigation Services for Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group, is among experts quoted on why radiologists are not frequent targets of a malpractice suit.
October 11, 2022, KevinMD
Primary Care 2.0: New Thinking and Practice Redesign
Megan Mahoney, a family physician and member of the Board of Governors of The Doctors Company and TDC Group, explains the several principles that have informed her primary care practice team’s thinking about practice redesign.
