Sep 01, 2023
Thinking About How We Think: How Implicit Bias Creeps Into Diagnosis
David Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, investigates how implicit biases can contribute to malpractice claims and offers strategies to improve diagnostic safety, mitigate risks, and combat healthcare disparities.
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Financial Strength and Annual Reports
The Doctors Company has always been guided by a fundamental belief: That the practice of good medicine should be advanced, protected, and rewarded. Our financial success—highlighted in our annual report—has been built on a conservative business philosophy designed to fully empower this mission.
Professional Education
Delayed, Wrong, or Missed: Diagnostic Process Failure in Nurse Practitioner Practice
Diagnostic process failure resulting in delayed, wrong, or missed diagnoses has been identified as a serious and often preventable harm in healthcare. To prevent diagnostic error, nurse practitioners (NPs) should be aware of the most misdiagnosed conditions and understand the risks associated with cognitive bias. This course will help NPs understand the 12-step diagnostic process of care framework and determine where contributing factors exist in their primary practice setting to effectively recognize and implement appropriate improvement strategies.
Midwives, Are You Covered? 5 Questions to Ask About Professional Liability Insurance
Midwives 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.
December 20, 2024, PSQH
Patient Safety Predictions for 2025, Part 2
Laura Kline, MBA, CPCU, Senior Vice President, Business Development, The Doctors Company and TDC Group, discusses how collaboration between physicians and advanced practice clinicians can lay the foundation for continuity of care, delivering significant benefits for patients and providers.
October 01, 2024, Cardiology Magazine
Misdiagnosis: Lessons Learned From a Cardiology Malpractice Case
This article, co-authored by Debra Davidson, MJ, CPHRM, CPPS, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager for The Doctors Company, discusses how delayed diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) is a top malpractice allegation in cardiology.
September 04, 2024, MedCity News
Recognizing and Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks: Strategies for Healthcare Organizations
Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, provides strategies for healthcare organizations to recognize and mitigate potential cybersecurity risks.
August 05, 2024
Don’t Let Patient Disputes Escalate; Plan to Protect Yourself
Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, contributes recommendations for managing troublesome minor patient disputes.
November 14, 2025, Digital Health Association
The Doctors Company Wins Fall 2025 Digital Health Award
The Doctors Company is honored to win a Fall 2025 Digital Health Award for our report "The Future of Healthcare Survey: Facing Diminished Trust, Doctors Question Their Calling."
November 17, 2023, Healthcare Business Today
As State Laws Change, Clinicians Need Medical Malpractice Legal Representation
Richard F. Cahill, Esq., Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, discusses how changing laws place additional pressure on clinicians to secure trusted legal counsel.
