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Oct 09, 2024
Telephone Triage and Advice: Patient Safety Strategies
Debra Kane Hill, MBA, RN, CPHRM, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, and Richard F. Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, Part of TDC Group
Communications involving telephone triage and advice present a significant area of liability exposure for practitioners.

John Keane
John Keane is president of The Keane Insurance Group, which provides creative and innovative insurance and risk management solutions to the healthcare community

April 01, 2023, Chicago Medicine
Lessons in Preventing Button Battery Injuries
This article by Patti L. Ellis, RN, CPHRM, Patient Safety Risk Manager II, The Doctors Company, discusses important lessons learned and risk prevention strategies for button battery ingestion in children.

April 04, 2022, Medical Economics
How the Tactics of Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Have Evolved
Robert E. White, Jr., Chief Operating Officer of The Doctors Company and TDC Group, explains that malpractice lawsuits now seek to punish wrongdoers, not just provide compensation to those harmed by malpractice.

Jan 23, 2023
Medical Malpractice Claims-Made Social Inflation and Loss Development Report
Using insurance company annual statement data, the “Medical Malpractice Claims-Made Social Inflation and Loss Development Report” estimates that in the decade ending in 2021, between $2.4 and $3.5 billion, or 8 to 11 percent, of all medical malpractice losses incurred by physician-focused insurers stemmed from social inflation.

June 24, 2024, Part B News
While Bird Flu Crossover Risk Remains Low, Take Easy Steps to Be Ready
Given recent global and national concerns over the possibility of animal-to-human transmission of bird flu (H5N1), practices should take steps to get ready. Rich Cahill, Vice President and Associate General Counsel at The Doctors Company, shares the most up-to-date guidance.

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