May 02, 2022, New York Daily News
What We Owe Long COVID Patients
In this co-authored opinion piece, Peter Kolbert, JD, Senior Vice President of Claim and Litigation Services for Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group, and Dr. Zijian Chen, Medical Director of the Mount Sinai Center for Post-COVID Care, discuss patients suffering from long COVID and what healthcare providers can do to help them.
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Diagnostic Error in General Surgery: Cognitive Bias and Systems Issues in Medical Malpractice Claims (Abstract)
Although claims against general surgeons primarily allege technical surgical-type errors, diagnostic error is the second most frequent allegation against or case type for general surgeons. Analysis of malpractice claims can elucidate the causes of and solutions to diagnostic errors. This study considers differences between diagnostic errors, both cognitive and systemic, committed by general surgeons in the inpatient vs. the outpatient setting.
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.
Jun 05, 2025
Advancing and Protecting Medical Liability Reforms
TDC Group’s recent medical liability advocacy work has seen success nationwide, with opportunities to enact new reforms in some states, while still facing difficult environments in others.
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Social Inflation Causes Between $2.4 and $3.5 Billion of All Medical Malpractice Losses, The Doctors Company Study Finds
In the decade ending in 2021, between $2.4 and $3.5 billion, or 8 to 11 percent, of all medical malpractice losses incurred by physician-focused insurers stemmed from social inflation, according to new research from The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer and part of TDC Group.
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.
June 02, 2023, Cardiology Magazine
Lessons From Medical Malpractice Claims
Experts from The Doctors Company review a cardiology malpractice case involving improper management of warfarin, examining the key elements of the case to identify risk mitigation strategies.
December 01, 2022, Healthcare Risk Management
Remember the Basics of Good Documentation
Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, provides suggestions for executing good documentation practices to accurately record patient encounters.
October 30, 2025, Medical Economics
AI, Malpractice, and the Future of Physician Liability
Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering everyday care, raising questions about malpractice. Deepika Srivastava, Chief Operating Officer at The Doctors Company, discusses how AI could redefine the standard of care, what happens when an algorithm contributes to patient harm, and practical steps physicians can take now to protect themselves—including documentation, communication and clear internal policies.
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