March 09, 2023, Medscape
Who Can Sue Docs for Wrongful Death? Some States Are Trying to Expand That Group
Remi Stone, Director of Government Relations, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, and Peter Kolbert, JD, Senior Vice President, Claim & Litigation Services, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group, discuss potential implications of wrongful death legislation.
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April 05, 2021, Medical Economics
Your Future Telehealth Program: Building a Plan Beyond the Pandemic
Chad Anguilm, vice president of in-practice technology services with Medical Advantage, part of the TDC Group of companies, is among experts quoted on the importance of electronic health record (EHR) integration in telehealth systems, and the need for understanding clinical care and workflow.
Video Nov 15, 2023
The purpose of this video is to assist physicians in enhancing their communication skills when disclosing a shoulder dystocia injury to patients and family members. This type of injury to the infant may unfortunately occur, despite the best of care. However, effective physician-patient communication is an integral part of clinical practice and has shown to positively influence outcomes by increasing patient understanding and trust.
Video Jan 18, 2023
Christine Sinsky, MD, Vice President, Professional Satisfaction, American Medical Association, discussed “Physician and Clinical Burnout in the Age of COVID” at TDC Group's annual Executive Advisory Board meeting where top healthcare leaders gathered to discuss the transformation of healthcare.
January 24, 2022, Healthcare Business Today
What U.S. Healthcare Will Look Like in 2032
In this article, Healthcare Business Today features our TDC Group white paper on the future of healthcare and details several of our 10 predictions. The predictions covered include the rising cost of healthcare, large non-legacy corporate entities delivering healthcare, the role of advanced practice clinicians, digital advances, electronic health records, and practicing telehealth across state lines.
January 05, 2021, Medical Economics
New Medical Malpractice Risks Physicians Must Watch For
David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, chief medical officer for The Doctors Company and for the TDC Group of companies, is featured in a video interview and speaks on the convergence of flu season with the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of misdiagnosis during the pandemic, ways that physicians can protect themselves from liability risks, and the “silver linings” that the pandemic has brought, including the rise in the use of telehealth.
Professional Education
Loss Lessons: Practicing Out of Bounds
Unlicensed staff are vital to efficient patient flow in medical practice. Healthcare organizations have many tasks that are safely and effectively carried out by skilled unlicensed support staff every day. To reach such efficiencies with safety and reliability, careful attention must be given to scope of practice and state and local statutes regarding delegation and supervision. Policies and protocols that outline the scope of practice for unlicensed staff to follow independently, and when they must consult with licensed staff, help even the most talented of your staff understand their boundaries. This case illustrates how informal verbal guidelines can blur the lines and cause well-meaning staff to cross the boundary lines of their scope leading to misdiagnosis and death.
Our Story: Founded by Doctors for Doctors
Over 40 years ago, as California was gripped by a medical malpractice insurance crisis, leading physicians came together to pass historic legislation on behalf of doctors and tort reform. In the wake of this achievement, The Doctors Company emerged as an entirely new type of insurance carrier—a carrier founded and led by doctors.
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Shoulder Dystocia Physician-Patient Disclosure
This enduring activity is designed to assist physicians and advanced practice clinicians (APCs) in enhancing their communication skills when disclosing a shoulder dystocia injury to patients and family members. This type of injury to the infant may, unfortunately, occur despite the best of care; however, effective physician-patient communication is an integral part of clinical practice and has been shown to positively influence outcomes by increasing patient understanding and trust.
Video Jun 25, 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) provides many opportunities for improving doctor-patient relationships, including helping prevent physician burnout, increasing accuracy of diagnoses, and allowing more time for doctors to talk to their patients, according to Eric Topol, MD, founder and director of The Scripps Research Translational Institute and author of Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again.”