June 05, 2024, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Characterization of Medical Professional Liability Claims Associated with Noninvasive Stress Testing
Cardiologists are more frequently subject to medical professional liability claims in comparison to other internal medicine specialties. Experts provide lessons from closed claims relating to noninvasive stress testing (NIST) and provide recommendations for quality improvement in contemporary NIST practice.
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In Today’s Healthcare Environment, What Differentiates the Best Doctors?
Ami Parekh, MD, JD, Chief Health Officer, Included Health, and Member, Board of Governors, The Doctors Company, Part of TDC Group, presents at the 2025 TDC Group Executive Advisory Board Meeting about what differentiates the best doctors in today's healthcare environment, including handling increased complexity and partnering with patients who come into appointments having already done their own research online.
Mar 04, 2024
Industry and Company News
Announcements in the first quarter of 2024 include a new corporate sponsorship, predictions about healthcare in the next decade, and news about an exclusive agreement between NJ PURE and TDC RRG.
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Physician Assistant/Associate Malpractice Insurance
Despite being exposed to many of the same risks as physicians, PAs are often not as well insured. The coverage your employer provides may miss your risks, or coverage limits may be too low, because the dollar amounts of medical malpractice jury awards keep climbing.
Before COVID-19, Outlier Medical Malpractice Verdicts Were Rising—What’s Next?
Severity—the average cost of a medical malpractice claim—continues its relentless increase. Though severity has been rising since at least the 1970s, in recent years we have seen a sharp increase in outlier verdicts, which exceed common policy limits and often set records for their venues. Before the pandemic, nearly all states had seen these extraordinarily large awards, but whether the pace of these awards will be affected by the pandemic is unknown. Some U.S. states have adopted limited liability protections for physicians during COVID-19, but those protections may be tested in the courts.
Apr 30, 2024
Mislabeled Diagnostic Specimens Put Lab Team at Risk: Patient Safety Impact Story
A clinical laboratory team that provides diagnostic evaluation of specimens sent in from multiple practices noticed an increase in tissue specimens arriving mislabeled, prompting a Practice Risk INSIGHT review by The Doctors Company.
Curbside Consultations: Patient Safety and Legal Risks
Informal consultations are tempting to busy healthcare practitioners because they are convenient and speedy, but these situations also include inherent liability risks for the consulting practitioner.
Sid Callahan
Sid Callahan specializes in medical malpractice insurance with Grady Professional Services in Orlando, Florida. He has over 25 years of experience insuring physicians and healthcare facilities.
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