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The Doctor's Advocate

Our flagship publication, The Doctor's Advocate, is a quarterly newsletter that contains timely information on patient safety topics, legislative updates, and the latest industry and company news. 

Third Quarter 2009 Subscribe | Download PDF

Dilaudid-Related Morbidity and Mortality from Respiratory Depression
Director’s Forum—by Howard Marcus, MD, FACP

Prescription for Medication Safety
An Ounce of Prevention—by Miranda Felde, MHA, BSHCS, CPHRM, ARM, CRM, CIC, Regional Patient Safety/Risk Manager, and Howard Marcus, MD, FACP, Chair, Texas Alliance for Patient Access, and Chairman, The Doctors Company Texas Physician Advisory Board

The Learned Intermediary
Politically Speaking—by Leona Egeland Siadek, Vice President, Government Relations

The Doctors Company Named to 2009 Ward’s 50® Top Performing Companies

Exclusive Sponsorship from CALAOMS

Industry and Company News
Second Quarter 2009 Subscribe | Download PDF

Who’s in Charge
Lessons from Litigation—by David B. Troxel, MD, Medical Director, Board of Governors

Hospitalists: New Specialty and New Risks
An Ounce of Prevention—by Susan Shepard, MSN, MA, RN, CPHRM, Director, Patient Safety Education, Kathleen Stillwell, MPA/HSA, RN, CPHRM, and Barbara Worsley, DMA

Hedonic Damages
Politically Speaking—by Leona Egeland Siadek, Vice President, Government Relations

Seeing Red (Flags)

HIPAA: Round Two

Industry and Company News
The Back Page
First Quarter 2009 Subscribe | Download PDF

Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Director's Forum—by David B. Troxel, MD, Medical Director, Board of Governors

Preventing the Unexpected in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
An Ounce of Prevention—by Susan Shepard, MSN, MA, RN, CPHRM, Director, Patient Safety Education, and Robin Diamond, MSN, JD, RN; AHA Fellow–Patient Safety Leadership; Senior Vice President, Department of Patient Safety

2008 in Review
Politically Speaking—by Sal Bianco, Director, and Hal Dasinger, Director, Government Relations

New Coverage Supports Participation in Clinical Trials
Insurance Matters—by Bill Fleming, RPLU, Assistant Vice President, Underwriting

Industry and Company News
The Back Page

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The Doctor’s Advocate is published by The Doctors Company to advise and inform its members about loss prevention and insurance issues.

 

The guidelines suggested in this newsletter are not rules, do not constitute legal advice, and do not ensure a successful outcome. They attempt to define principles of practice for providing appropriate care. The principles are not inclusive of all proper methods of care nor exclusive of other methods reasonably directed at obtaining the same results.

 

The ultimate decision regarding the appropriateness of any treatment must be made by each health care provider in light of all circumstances prevailing in the individual situation and in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the care is rendered.

 

The Doctor’s Advocate is published quarterly by Corporate Communications, The Doctors Company. Letters and articles, to be edited and published at the editor’s discretion, are welcome. The views expressed are those of the letter writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or official policy of The Doctors Company. Please sign your letters, and address them to the editor.