Professional Education
Module 5: Eliminating Stigma Through Clinical Understanding of Substance Use Disorder (Innovations for Smart Approaches in Safe Prescribing)
You will explore how having a working awareness of neurobiology, psychology, and heritability of addiction positively impacts holistic treatment of opioid misuse. This module will examine how the etiology of stigma and how internalized biases impact the care of patients who misuse opioids. Lastly, this program will provide resources on how to connect to treatment for substance use disorder. This module consists of five audio-filled videos. To successfully complete this course, you need to achieve a passing score of 80 percent in the post-test questions.
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TDC Group Supports Pediatric Cancer Research and Helps Seniors Stay H.O.M.E.
The employees of TDC Group—The Doctors Company, Healthcare Risk Advisors, TDC Specialty Underwriters, and Medical Advantage—consistently demonstrate their generosity to the causes they care most about. Many seek matching funds from the TDC Group Employee Gift Matching Program to double their donations to causes they care about.
December 03, 2025, Physicians Practice
Top 7 Considerations for Telehealth in 2026
The clinical and regulatory landscape for telehealth continues to evolve rapidly. Medical and dental practices face a wide range of changing regulations, complicated payment issues, and growing patient safety risks. Julie Ritzman, MBA, CPHRM, Senior Vice President of Patient Safety and Risk Management at The Doctors Company, provides seven telehealth considerations for clinicians heading into 2026.
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for The Doctors Company and Subsidiaries
AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed The Doctors Company's financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a+”. The positive outlooks, FSR of A, and long-term ICR of “a+” have been affirmed for The Doctors Company, an Interinsurance Exchange, and its core subsidiaries, which collectively comprise The Doctors Company Insurance Group (TDC or TDC Group).
Professional Education
Prevention of Medical Errors 2024 to 2026 (Florida)
Few medical errors are attributed to faulty medical judgment. More commonly, they are attributed to system failures inherent in healthcare delivery. By drawing on our professional liability closed claims data, we have identified common performance and diagnostic errors. We analyzed loss prevention measures in tandem with the elements necessary to conduct a credible and thorough root cause analysis to reduce system failures, respond to sentinel events, prevent medical errors, and improve patient safety. The purpose of this program is to provide clinicians with the most current information regarding the prevention of common performance and diagnostic errors. This course includes content specifically for Florida licensed practitioners.
December 05, 2024, Inside Medical Liability Online
Incidental Findings Can Lead to Malpractice Claims: Practice Protocols Can Help
If the ordering practitioner does not follow up, an incidental finding may lead to patient harm and result in a malpractice claim. The Doctors Company has completed a new analysis of medical malpractice claims against our members in which an incidental finding was identified as a contributing factor.
Psychiatry Resources
Get risk management/patient safety resources and free accredited education opportunities for clinicians providing psychiatry care.
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Healthcare
This video series explores how artificial intelligence (AI) will change the future of healthcare. Eric Topol, MD, cardiologist, founder and director of The Scripps Research Translational Institute, and author of “Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again," offers unique insight on how AI can return the humanity to medicine and strengthen the patient-physician relationship.
Obstetrics and Gynecology: Frequently Asked Patient Safety Questions
Our experts answer questions about topics in obstetrics and gynecology, including cesarean delivery on maternal request and screening mammograms.
Fitch Ratings Affirms ‘A’ Ratings, ‘Stable’ Outlook for The Doctors Company
June 30, 2025: Fitch Ratings has affirmed its “A” (Strong) Insurer Financial Strength ratings for The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer and part of TDC Group. The outlook of these ratings is “Stable.”
