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Video Sep 13, 2022
Past, Present, and Future of COVID-19
Bob Wachter, MD, spoke with author and public health expert Andy Slavitt, who served as a senior advisor to the White House’s pandemic response team under President Biden, to discuss the latest issues in public health and the response to COVID-19 in the United States.

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The Doctors Company has over 40 years of expertise managing risk for many of the nation’s top 100 healthcare systems, hospitals, and managed care organizations, including multi-state and multi-specialty groups. Keep your hospital or healthcare system on the leading edge with risk sharing, streamlined administration, consolidated coverage, and enhanced reporting—all provided by seasoned insurance and risk financing professionals.

May 30, 2023
Americans with Disabilities Act: Frequently Asked Questions
Debra Kane Hill, MBA, RN, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, and Richard F. Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company
Practitioners can face steep penalties for failing to comply with federal mandates that protect individuals with disabilities.

Jul 25, 2023
Pediatrics: Consider Car Window Hammers for Your Office Emergency Response Kit
Patti L. Ellis, RN, CPHRM, Patient Safety Risk Manager II, The Doctors Company
Seconds count if an infant, toddler, or young child is accidentally locked inside a hot vehicle. A car window hammer can be a lifesaving tool to include in an emergency response cart or kit.

Sep 19, 2022
Special Interests Influence Election Outcomes: What It Means for Healthcare
Elizabeth Y. Healy, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, The Doctors Company
Everything that is important in your personal life, professional life, and community is affected by the politicians you elect. Learn more about how special interest groups work and why your individual vote matters.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Nov 27, 2024
Key Factors in a Deposition: What Healthcare Professionals Can Expect
Richard F. Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, Part of TDC Group
A deposition is a discovery tool used in civil, administrative, and criminal litigation. Our expert outlines what healthcare professionals can expect if they receive a notice of a deposition.

Aug 27, 2024
Patient Safety Impact Story: Mislabeled Diagnostic Specimens Put Lab Team at Risk
We share an example of how our experts partnered with a member practice to mitigate risk.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Dec 14, 2020
Before COVID-19, Outlier Medical Malpractice Verdicts Were Rising—What’s Next?
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Doctors Company, and Leader of the TDC Group of Companies
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.

Sep 30, 2020
Otolaryngology: Inadequate Informed Consent Can Lead to Malpractice Claims
Sue Boisvert, BSN, MHSA, Patient Safety Risk Manager II
Our analysis of otolaryngology claims revealed that inadequate informed consent is a frequent contributing factor in malpractice claims.

Nov 12, 2020
Cardiology Closed Claims Study
This review of 210 cardiology malpractice claims identifies the most common patient allegations and the specific factors contributing to patient injury.