Mar 20, 2019
Study of Malpractice Claims Involving Children
The Doctors Company analyzed 1,215 claims filed on behalf of pediatric patients that closed from 2008 through 2017. The study is based on the claims filed against physicians in 52 specialties and subspecialties and includes an overview of the most common types of claims, expert insights into the specific elements that led to patient injury, and risk mitigation strategies.
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2024 AM Best Ratings
September 30, 2024: AM Best has affirmed The Doctors Company's financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and its long-term issuer credit rating (ICR) of "a+”. The outlook of these ratings is stable.
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.
Conditions of Treatment Agreement for New Patients
Consider developing a plan to preemptively manage challenging patient behaviors when they are first identified.
Professional Education
Module 6: Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) (Innovations and Smart Approaches in Safe Prescribing)
This program reviews the CURES electronic database for Schedule II, III, IV, V controlled substance prescriptions dispensed in California, including time requirements involved when dispensing information needs to be reported (a controlled substance is released to the patient or patient's representative). This module will examine how non-DEA licensed physicians and surgeon practitioners can access CURES data. This module consists of four audio-filled videos. To successfully complete this course, you need to achieve a passing score of 80 percent in the post-test questions.
Dec 02, 2024
Foundation Announces 2024 Grant Recipients
The Doctors Company Foundation awarded three new grants in 2024.
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December 15, 2023, Inside Medical Liability
MPL Cases: What Are the Primary Drivers of High-Indemnity Medical Malpractice Claims?
Jacqueline Ross, RN, PhD, Coding Director, and Kathrine Soulsby, RN, BSN, Senior Patient Safety Analyst, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, investigate high-dollar medical malpractice litigation and explain how reducing diagnostic errors is paramount to enhancing patient safety and mitigating loss costs.
2025 AM Best Rate Revision
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).
March 01, 2024, Healthcare Risk Management
AI Creates Liability Risks for Healthcare Organizations
Sue Boisvert, BSN, MHSA, CPPS, CPHRM, DFASHRM, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more common in healthcare, and while it offers substantial benefits, there are serious risks to consider.
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.
