May 13, 2013, American Medical News
Qualifications of Medical Expert Witnesses Come Under Fire
Rob Francis, chief operating officer of The Doctors Company, discusses the effect of rulings that weaken same-specialty laws for expert witnesses in malpractice cases.

May 1, 2013, LiveScience
Who Shoulders the Blame for Misdiagnoses?: Op-Ed
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company, provides his perspective on the recent study that shows missed or wrong diagnoses are the most common and costly malpractice claims.

April 24, 2013, Time
Diagnostic Errors Are the Most Common Type of Medical Mistake
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company, discusses the systemic changes that need to occur to reduce diagnostic-related errors in this article about a study published by BMJ Quality & Safety.

April 23, 2013, US News and World Report
'Misdiagnosis' Leading Cause of U.S. Malpractice Payouts: Study
David B. Troxel, MD, medical director of The Doctors Company, is quoted in this article on the results of a study on diagnostic-related errors and malpractice claims published by BMJ Quality & Safety.

April 15, 2013, American Medical News
Doctors Win First Safe Harbor Against ACA Use in Liability Suits
Hal Dasinger, vice president, Government Relations, The Doctors Company, is quoted in this article about a first-of-its-kind bill approved in Georgia protecting doctors from civil liability for breaching federal health system reform requirements.

April 8, 2013, Wall Street Journal
The Talking Cure for Health Care
Robin Diamond, JD, RN, chief patient safety officer at The Doctors Company, is quoted in this article on the importance of good communication between physician and patient. Poor communication, the article notes, can hurt the quality of care, drive up costs, and increase the risk of lawsuits. The article cites closed claims data from The Doctors Company demonstrating the percentage of lawsuits where poor communication was a factor. It also includes suggestions from The Doctors Company on what physicians should and should not say to patients.

February 6, 2013, Forbes
Medical Malpractice: Broken Beyond Repair?
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company, is interviewed in this article by Robert Glatter, MD, about the findings of a recent study by the RAND Corporation in which researchers analyzed The Doctors Company's extensive database of claims to determine the amount of time doctors spent with open claims.

February 4, 2013, American Medical News
New Tort Reform Law a "Tremendous Win" for Doctors
Richard E. Anderson, MD, chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company, states that a refurbished tort reform package signed into Michigan law mitigates the need for defensive medicine.

February 4, 2013, American Medical News
How Doctors Can Spot Patients Likely to Sue
Karen Kelly, vice president of claims operations for The Doctors Company, provides recommendations on what steps physicians should take when they sense that a malpractice claim may be filed.

January 23, 2013, American Medical News
Unresolved Liability Suits Cast Long Shadow Over Physicians
Richard E. Anderson, MD, chair and CEO of The Doctors Company, discusses a study that found that the average physician spends nearly 11 percent of his or her career with an unresolved medical liability claim and that the majority of these claims end without any payment to the plaintiff.