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Risk Management and Education
The Doctors Company offers a wealth of expert patient safety/risk management resources across a wide range of specialties and topics to help healthcare professionals and practices reduce risk and improve patient care. Explore our award-winning articles, videos, closed claims studies, education courses, and more.

Feb 03, 2025
Nurse Practitioners, Are You Protecting Your Career? 5 Questions to Ask About Your Professional Liability Insurance
Surani Hayre-Kwan, DNP, MBA, FNP-BC, FACHE, FAANP, Nurse Practitioner, West County Health Centers; President-Elect, California Association for Nurse Practitioners; Member, TDC Group APC Advisory Board
Nurse practitioners face distinct, significant, and long-lasting liability risks, and providing excellent care is not enough to mitigate them. Careful consideration of liability coverage options is essential for midwives to protect their licenses, reputations, professional and geographic mobility, and long-term financial health.

Video Jul 30, 2018
What to Expect from Litigation: Dr. Go's Perspective
This video features cardiologist Darlene M. Go. Dr. Go discusses the malpractice claim that was made against her and how the support of her insurer, her attorney, and expert witnesses helped her win her case.

Jul 11, 2023
Patient Safety Strategies for Hospitalists
Kathleen Stillwell, MPA/HSA, RN, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company
Hospitalists face liability risks based on their diverse roles as an inpatient’s attending physician, covering physician, consultant, supervising physician, and/or co-manager. Common problems include confusion regarding the hospitalist’s responsibilities in the patient care continuum and miscommunication during different phases of inpatient care.

Mike Grady
Mike Grady is founder and principal of Grady Professional Services in West Palm Beach, Florida. He specializes in medical malpractice insurance for individual and group practices.

December 20, 2023, Medical Economics
Telehealth Tips: Safeguarding Medical Practice Post-Pandemic
Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, provides considerations for healthcare providers to ensure they are following the proper protocols regarding telehealth.

December 02, 2022, Medscape
How Blunt Is Too Blunt for Informed Consent?
David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Medical Officer for The Doctors Company and TDC Group, discusses the critical role of effective communication to ensure patient understanding in the informed consent process.

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