Dec 01, 2022
Building a Culture of Safety in Healthcare, Part Two: Teamwork
Teamwork and communication are essential components of patient safety. In the second installment of his four-part series on safety culture, Chief Medical Officer David L. Feldman, MD, identifies best practices in communication to facilitate teamwork.
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Artificial Intelligence, COVID-19, and the Future of Pandemics
Artificial intelligence (AI) has proven of value in the COVID-19 pandemic and shows promise for mitigating future healthcare crises.
Billions for Defense: The Pervasive Nature 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.
Professional Education
Module 3: Safe Prescribing of Opioids and CNS Depressants (Innovations and Smart Approaches in Safe Prescribing)
Learn several new concepts and innovation tips. Learn about the new CDC Guidelines about pain. This program will show how to treat pain, opioid withdrawal, and/or opioid addiction. It will show how to taper opioids and you will learn how to conduct “motivational interviewing.” You will examine multimodal approaches for chronic pain, including physical, psych-behavioral, procedural, and pharmacological modalities. You will be encouraged to use tools for prescribing and tapering opioids and benzodiazepines. You will be provided with an overview of the use of CURES 2.0. Lastly, the program will examine how to best screen patients for use of CNS depressants and marijuana to mitigate the potential for contraindications with opioids. This module consists of seven audio-filled videos. To successfully complete this course, you need to achieve a passing score of 80 percent in the post-test questions.
Sep 05, 2025
The Doctors Company Announces Record Tribute Plan Milestone: Over $200 Million Distributed to Members
The Doctors Company has now distributed more than $200 million in Tribute® Plan awards to over 15,000 members, and other industry and company news.
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Sep 05, 2025
The Foundation Board Welcomes New Director Ami Parekh, MD, JD
We’re pleased to welcome Ami Parekh, MD, JD, to The Doctors Company Foundation Board of Directors. Dr. Parekh is the Chief Health Officer at Included Health, where she leads their national primary care, urgent care, behavioral health, clinical navigation, and population health management practices.
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Shoulder Dystocia Documentation: Implementing a Protocol
Shoulder dystocia claims have traditionally been among the most problematic to defend.
Randall Nukk
Randall Nukk is physician niche president for Gallagher Healthcare in Itasca, Illinois. His areas of expertise include medical malpractice insurance and coverage and exposure analysis.
The Importance of Clinical Health Information at the Point of Radiology Order
Having ready access to patients’ clinical information helps radiologists eliminate assumptions and apply their skills and expertise in rendering accurate interpretive reports.
A Conversation on the Changing Payment System, Workforce Shortages, and New Models of Care
Sachin Jain, MD, MBA, CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan and Contributing Author for Forbes Magazine, presents at the 2025 TDC Group Executive Advisory Board Meeting about risks, challenges, and opportunities in the healthcare system now and in the future.
