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Who Is Responsible When AI Contributes to Patient Harm?
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more deeply integrated into clinical practice, one question remains unresolved: Who holds responsibility when technology contributes to patient harm?
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Patient Termination
This brief audio presentation will give healthcare providers information on how to mitigate their risk when terminating a patient relationship. The key topics covered include establishing patient expectations, what to do when expectations aren’t being met, special circumstances to consider prior to termination, and finally, the elements of the termination notice.
Sep 01, 2023
Study Explores Malpractice Claims Against Orthopedic Surgeons
Our new study offers risk mitigation strategies for orthopedic surgeons.
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February 14, 2024, The Doctors Company Foundation
Grant Case Study: Assessing Surgical Competency Through Automated AI-Powered Surgical Video Analysis
Traditional approaches to assessing surgical competency are fraught with limitations that include subjectivity and lack of multiple raters and longitudinal observation. Applying machine learning and AI to cataract surgical videos provides a unique opportunity to design new evaluation tools that not only measure a surgeon’s skill level, but can also inform future surgical instruction.
December 05, 2024, Inside Medical Liability Online
Incidental Findings Can Lead to Malpractice Claims: Practice Protocols Can Help
If the ordering practitioner does not follow up, an incidental finding may lead to patient harm and result in a malpractice claim. The Doctors Company has completed a new analysis of medical malpractice claims against our members in which an incidental finding was identified as a contributing factor.
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.
November 30, 2023, MedCity News
Practice Risk Assessment: Do You Know What Your Patients Are Taking?
Richard F. Cahill, Esq., Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, discusses how clinicians can promote positive outcomes and mitigate practice liability risks at a time when patients may be accessing care from myriad sources.
October 01, 2023, Inside Medical Liability Online
MPL Case: Could Stronger Team Communication Have Prevented this Spinal Injury?
Jacqueline Ross, RN, PhD, Coding Director, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, translates the findings from orthopedic medical malpractice insurance claims into patient safety insights to help medical professionals pursue best practices for patient safety.
July 05, 2023, Medical Device & Technology
Realistic Reasons Why Stakeholders in the Medical Device and Technologies Industries Need to be Prepared for Legal Challenges
David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Medical Officer for The Doctors Company and TDC Group, discusses the importance of understanding and evaluating medical devices and technology prior to utilization.
January 27, 2025, Chicago Magazine
Incidental Findings Can Lead to Malpractice Claims
If the ordering practitioner does not follow up, an incidental finding may lead to patient harm and result in a malpractice claim. The Doctors Company has completed an analysis of medical malpractice claims against our members in which an incidental finding was identified as a contributing factor.
