Disclosure Resources Appendix 4: Disclosure Meeting Protocol
Follow these protocols when having disclosure meetings with patients.
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Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: What Healthcare Practitioners Need to Know
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, is the seventh-leading cause of death in the U.S. Early diagnosis provides important benefits to diagnosed individuals and their loved ones, caregivers, and society.
January 04, 2023, PSQH
Patient Safety Predictions for 2023
David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Medical Officer for The Doctors Company and TDC Group, offers predictions for patient safety and healthcare quality in 2023.
Harvard Study Continues to Distort Healthcare Quality Debate
The Harvard Medical Practice Study is often cited in discussions of healthcare quality and medical malpractice reform. Missing from this discussion is any mention of the critical flaws of the study, which not only render the data of virtually no use for public policy debate, but which also fail to support the authors’ conclusions about the medical-legal system.
Mar 07, 2025
The Doctors Company and TDC Group Win Awards for Automated Underwriting Platform and Digital Healthcare Content
The Doctors Company and TDC Group win several awards, our COO is reappointed to the California Insurance Guarantee Association Board of Governors, and we release a new malpractice closed claims study examining incidental findings.
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Professional Education
Risk Realities: Insights Into Medical Liability Exposure for Advanced Practice Clinicians
One of healthcare’s fastest growing professional segments, APCs are taking on increasing autonomy and accountability. Because of that, they face distinct, significant, and long-lasting liability risks, and providing excellent care is not enough to mitigate them. This on-demand program—featuring insights from leading nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists—covers the most common liability risks APCs face in their practice environments, including systemic challenges in group practice situations and issues with communication, documentation, consent, and scope of practice.
Video Nov 19, 2024
Working Continuously to Balance the Scales of Justice
Is your professional liability insurance provider dedicated to protecting your career? In today’s healthcare environment, doctors, medical practices, advanced practice clinicians, and health systems need an advocate—a resolute voice loud enough to be heard. The Doctors Company and TDC Group are relentlessly committed to supporting medical liability reform and to safeguarding access to patient care.
Smartphones, Texts, and HIPAA: Strategies to Protect Patient Privacy
The very convenience that makes using smartphone technologies so inviting may also create privacy and security violations.
Aug 27, 2024
Industry and Company News Third Quarter 2024
Announcements in the third quarter 2024 include recognition for our Claims team, a new article by Bob White featured in Fortune, and affirmation of our commitment to health workforce well-being.
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Jun 05, 2025
To Call, or Not to Call? Collaborative Communication Across Medical Specialties
As medical knowledge sprints ahead, we can increase safety and manage clinician workload by collaborating with colleagues in other specialties to plan when, how, and why we refer and consult.
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