Member Benefits for the American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons sponsors The Doctors Company. ACS members receive unique benefits, including exclusive program discounts and credits.
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Exclusively Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology
The American College of Cardiology exclusively endorses The Doctors Company. ACC members receive unique benefits, including exclusive program discounts and credits.
Medical Advantage Sale
The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, today announced that it has sold its Medical Advantage subsidiary to Aledade, the nation’s largest network of physician-led value-based care.
Cost and Impact of Defensive Medicine
Physicians practice defensive medicine all the time—some acknowledge and accept it, while others believe it is untrue and unconscionable. The Doctors Company CEO and Chairman Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, examines the pervasive nature of defensive medicine in this article.
Mitigating Risks from Delayed Care During COVID-19
The pandemic has disrupted healthcare so thoroughly that in some sense, COVID-19 has affected all of healthcare. The effect on care has been stunning in magnitude. By mid-2020, more than 40 percent of U.S. adults had delayed medical care or avoided it entirely, including care for urgent and emergent complaints.
Otolaryngology Imaging Risk Reduction
Adding point-of-care imaging to an otolaryngology practice is convenient for patients and a source of revenue for the practice. It also comes with responsibility and potential risk.
The High Costs of Defensive Medicine
“Defensive medicine” is an increasingly common practice that should concern every American woman—the growing tendency of doctors to order needless tests to establish a medical record for their defense in case they are sued. Defensive medicine exacts huge costs, in both fiscal and human terms.
Mar 06, 2026
HIPAA Breach Notification Rules and Reporting: 2026 Edition
This course provides an orientation to the basic requirements of the Breach Notification Rules within the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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Maternal Malpractice Claims: Learning From the Past, Planning a Safer Future
This analysis of medical malpractice claims evaluated allegations related to maternal morbidity and mortality, maternal injuries, and contributing factors with the aim of informing practitioners and thereby improving care.
May 11, 2023, Inside Medical Liability Online
Postpartum Malpractice Claims: Can We Understand Preventable Harms and Socioeconomic Factors?
Rates for maternal morbidity and mortality are higher in the U.S. than in any other developed country—and many of the harms suffered by patients are preventable. In a multifactorial study, David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Medical Officer, The Doctors Company and TDC Group; Jacqueline Ross, PhD, RN, CPAN, Coding Director, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company, and Shelise Valentine, RNC, MSN, Director of Clinical Education, Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group, investigated postpartum claims to develop clinical recommendations to decrease the risks of postpartum morbidity and mortality.
