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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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Jun 20, 2025
Otolaryngology: Inadequate Informed Consent Can Lead to Malpractice Claims
Lisa McCorkle, MSN, MBA, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company
Our analysis of otolaryngology claims revealed that inadequate informed consent is a frequent contributing factor in malpractice claims.

January 12, 2023, Part B News
Tap, Tap: See Better Patient Results, and Provider Scores, with SMS Outreach
Sue Boisvert, BSN, MHSA, DFASHRM, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company, provides commentary on how patient text messaging is increasing in use for certain healthcare settings.

Aug 27, 2024
Continuing Education: Pain Management Closed Claims Analysis
Our complimentary for-credit course offers lessons learned from pain management claims.
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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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Nov 27, 2023
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Patients: Top FAQs
Debra Kane Hill, MBA, RN, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, and Richard F. Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company
Healthcare professionals who accept Medicare and Medicaid patients must comply with federal laws pertaining to language assistance for LEP patients. We answer frequently asked questions.
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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.

Video Feb 08, 2017
What Doctors Need to Know About Being Sued (Episode 3)
This video explains why it's vital for physicians facing a medical malpractice claim to become an integral part of the defense team. Claims defense is most effective when the physician and attorney work together as a team—the attorney relies on the physician to be the medical expert, just as the physician should rely on the attorney to be the legal expert.

Jun 14, 1998
The High Costs of Defensive Medicine
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP

Sep 01, 2023
Study Explores Malpractice Claims Against Orthopedic Surgeons
Our new study offers risk mitigation strategies for orthopedic surgeons.
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