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Nurse Practitioner Malpractice Insurance
Nurse practitioners face distinct, significant, and long-lasting liability risks, and providing excellent care is not enough to mitigate them. Get affordable, top-tier malpractice insurance coverage specifically made for you.

Jun 05, 2023
Driving Positive Outcomes in the Professional Liability Advocacy Arena
Remi Stone, JD, Director, Government Relations, The Doctors Company
It is imperative for healthcare practitioners to weigh in on legislative matters involving healthcare provision and access. These expert tips can help you engage with policymakers and communicate effectively.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Malpractice Insurance for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Despite being exposed to many of the same risks as anesthesiologists, CRNAs are often not as well insured. You’ve invested nearly a decade into earning your CRNA credential—don’t leave it unprotected.

The Pathology Report: Reducing Malpractice Risk
It is essential that the pathology report accurately document everything that a pathologist does with regard to evaluating and diagnosing a specimen—and it is particularly important to document the rationale for critical decision making.

Mar 07, 2025
Health Equity’s Role in Public Policy
Remi Stone, JD, Director, Government Relations, The Doctors Company
Health equity is increasingly informing lawmakers’ decision making.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Nov 27, 2023
Diagnosis-Related Medical Malpractice Claims With Indemnities Over $1 Million: Understanding the Primary Drivers
Jacqueline Ross, RN, PhD, Coding Director, and Kathrine Soulsby, RN, BSN, Senior Patient Safety Analyst, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company, Part of TDC Group
Identifying and concentrating on factors related to high-indemnity medical malpractice claims can help to both improve patient outcomes and reduce financial losses. One common thread in high-indemnity claims is diagnostic errors. Therefore, understanding more about how to protect against and prevent diagnostic errors is paramount to patient safety and to mitigating loss costs.

Protecting Medical Liability Reform
The Doctors Company continues to play an instrumental role in the passage—and continued preservation—of medical liability tort reform legislation on behalf of doctors and all healthcare professionals nationwide. More than 30 states have enacted medical liability reform laws to promote access to healthcare. However, these laws are constantly under attack. The Doctors Company fiercely advocates at the legislative, judicial, and regulatory levels to defend these hard-won protections.

The Importance of Clinical Health Information at the Point of Radiology Order
Having ready access to patients’ clinical information helps radiologists eliminate assumptions and apply their skills and expertise in rendering accurate interpretive reports.

Prevent, Communicate, Document: Medical Malpractice Data Help Us Manage Risk
Medical malpractice data offer a rich source of information for gaining insights into high-risk specialties, medical conditions, and procedures that result in claims.

Professional Education
Cardiology Medical Malpractice Case Study: A Lesson in 'Three P' Analysis
Clinicians, such as primary care and cardiologists, who routinely evaluate and treat patients with cardiac conditions, may benefit from insight from a real cardiology closed claims lawsuit and what factors contributed to it. They will learn the concept of the “Three P” analysis as a strategy to minimize the risk of professional liability litigation. This educational activity explains the various issues that led to the filing of the lawsuit and why it was dismissed, such as good documentation, which is often a prevailing factor in successfully defending a professional liability lawsuit.