The Doctors Company and TDC Group Win Awards for Automated Underwriting Platform and Digital Healthcare Content

The Doctors Company Wins eHealthcare Leadership Award for Best Healthcare Content

The Doctors Company was recently recognized with an eHealthcare Leadership Award in the category of Best Healthcare Content. Our website was honored for providing exceptional content for physicians and clinicians, including our specialty-specific articles, videos, continuing education, and malpractice closed claims studies.

TDC Group Wins 2024 Impact Award From InnoLead for Digital Automated Underwriting

TDC Group has won an InnoLead 2024 Impact Award for our digital automated underwriting platform for advanced practice clinicians (APCs). The automated platform makes malpractice coverage more accessible for APCs and promotes healthcare equity by supporting APCs who are critical in underserved areas.

TDC Group Wins Digital Health Award for AI in Healthcare Resource Center

TDC Group was recently recognized as a Digital Health Awards recipient for our Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare Resource Center. TDC Group is dedicated to providing guidance, news, and expert insights on the critical issue of integrating AI into healthcare, exploring and examining various AI technologies with patient safety and quality care as our central focus.

The Doctors Company Wins Digital Health Award for Video Series on Social Inflation and Nuclear Malpractice Verdicts

The Doctors Company was also recently recognized as a Digital Health Awards recipient for our video series highlighting how nuclear malpractice verdicts are driven by social inflation.

COO Reappointed to California Insurance Guarantee Association Board of Governors

Deepika Srivastava, MBA, PMP, Chief Operating Officer of The Doctors Company, was reappointed to the California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) Board of Governors. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced several reappointments to help drive forward the California Department of Insurance’s mission to protect California consumers.

Malpractice Claims Study on Incidental Findings Highlights Practice Protocols to Reduce Risk

Daniel Kent Cassavar, MD, MBA, FACC, Medical Director, The Doctors Company and TDC Group; Jacqueline Ross, RN, PhD, Coding Director, The Doctors Company; and Angela Jordan, RN, MHSc, Patient Safety Analyst, The Doctors Company, completed a new analysis of medical malpractice claims in which an incidental finding was identified as a contributing factor. Addressing follow-up on these incidents as a systems issue can reduce risks for practitioners and organizations.

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