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Reduce Psychiatry Medication Risk
Medication regimens for psychiatric patients can be highly complex and involve a variety of drugs. Incorporating the medication management strategies outlined here can help psychiatrists keep patients safe.

Surge in Outlier Malpractice Awards
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.

Addressing Pandemic Food Insecurity
During the COVID-19 pandemic, TDC Group, which includes The Doctors Company, Healthcare Risk Advisors, TDC Specialty Underwriters, and Medical Advantage, and its employees stepped up to address food insecurity, which is among the social determinants of health.

Vulnerability Disclosure Policy and Submission
The Doctors Company is committed to ensuring the security of its customers by protecting their information from unwarranted disclosure. If you discover a potential information security issue, we want to hear about the issues so we can fix it.

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.

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.

Supporting Pediatric Cancer Research
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.

Articles and Insights on Closing a Practice
A list of articles and expert insights on risk management issues to consider when closing a practice.

Consent to Do Business With The Doctors Company Electronically
Consent to do business with, and receive communications from, The Doctors Company.

Sep 01, 2023
Spotlight on Foundation Grants: Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan
With support from The Doctors Company Foundation, Michigan Medicine is working to enhance learning outcomes through augmented reality technology.
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