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Informed Consent Sample Forms
Customize our informed consent sample forms to your practice and your patients.
Jun 17, 2022
Landmark Legislation Preserves Medical Liability Reform in California
California legislators have enacted AB 35, a bill that ensures the preservation of the state’s longstanding Medical Injury Compensation Reform
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The Doctor’s Advocate
Jul 18, 2019
How the Medical Malpractice System Influences Care
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, The Doctors Company chairman and CEO, discusses how the medical malpractice system often burdens good physicians with years-long lawsuits—and shows how the cost of defensive medicine affects us all.
MediGuard
MediGuard regulatory risk coverage, part of our medical malpractice insurance policy, provides members with legal representation for administrative actions brought by Medicare/Medicaid, medical licensing boards, credentialing reviews and actions, Professional Review Organizations, federal agencies regarding EMTALA, and the DEA.
Feb 26, 2016
Disclosure Resources Appendix 1: Empathetic and Non-Empathetic Statements
Physicians should use empathetic statements and avoid non-empathetic statements when disclosing adverse events or complications to patients.
Professional Education
Module 1: Eliminating Stigma Through Clinical Understanding (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 gain an increased awareness in neurobiology, psychology, and heritability of addiction. Examine your own internal biases that impact care of your patients who misuse opioids. Lastly, you will evaluate addiction without stigma to build trust and rapport with patients who misuse opioids. This module consists of four audio-filled videos. To successfully complete this course, you must achieve a passing score of 80 percent in the post-test questions.
Philip Dyer
As Senior Vice President of Kibble & Prentice’s Health Management Services, Phil Dyer has 30 years of experience in medical malpractice insurance for physicians, surgeons, group practices and hospitals. He is based in Seattle, Washington.
Sep 19, 2022
HIPAA Fundamentals: 2022–2023 Edition
Our complimentary on-demand course, which provides an overview of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, includes resources useful for staff training.
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The Doctor’s Advocate
Dec 01, 2022
Foundation Announces 2022 Grant Recipients
The Doctors Company Foundation has awarded new grants for projects that include risk assessment tools, an OR crisis checklist, and an immersive procedural training platform.
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The Doctor’s Advocate
Apr 24, 2023
Childhood Obesity: Communication Strategies for Healthcare Practitioners
Conversations about weight between healthcare professionals and pediatric patients and their parents can have profound, long-term effects on a child or adolescent.