April 04, 2024, KevinMD
Rise of Mega Payouts: Physicians Are Now the White Whales
Robert White, President of The Doctors Company and TDC Group, discusses the unexpected emergence of nuclear verdicts in states where they were once considered rare.
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October 11, 2022, KevinMD
Primary Care 2.0: New Thinking and Practice Redesign
Megan Mahoney, a family physician and member of the Board of Governors of The Doctors Company and TDC Group, explains the several principles that have informed her primary care practice team’s thinking about practice redesign.
January 27, 2022, Medscape
Medscape Anesthesiologist Malpractice Report 2021
Peter Kolbert, JD, Senior Vice President of Claim and Litigation Services for Healthcare Risk Advisors, part of TDC Group, is among experts quoted on why radiologists are not frequent targets of a malpractice suit.
Nov 27, 2023
Continuing Education: Essential Risk Management for Healthcare Professionals
Our complimentary on demand course focuses on the legal elements of a malpractice claim and offers tips to help you demonstrate quality of care and reduce risk.
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Burnout and Litigation Against Primary Care Providers: Where Do They Overlap?
Certain trends in primary care suggest potential avenues for investigation into malpractice allegations. These include a worsening shortage of primary care physicians, an association between burnout and patient safety concerns, and the rise in both the number of women physicians and the rate of burnout among women physicians.
The Doctors Company Announces $15.1 Million Dividend
The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, announced today that it has approved a 2025 premium dividend of approximately $15.1 million, bringing the total of declared dividends to date to $485 million.
Professional Education
Healthcare AI: Peril or Paradigm?
This program provides nurses with an overview of the range of artificial intelligence models that can potentially be applied in healthcare, examples of regulatory and ethical AI guidance documents, and evidence-based discussions of risks and strategies to address the risks of using AI in healthcare.
January 30, 2024, MDLinx
A Georgia Man's Failed Heart Transplant Culminates In a $38.6M Malpractice Verdict Against Emory Healthcare
Robert White, President of The Doctors Company and TDC Group, discusses some of the causes of the rise in high-dollar medical malpractice verdicts.
February 08, 2024, Becker's ASC Review
Malpractice Mega-Verdicts Hit Record High
Robert White, President of The Doctors Company and TDC Group, discusses how a rollback of tort reform could be a factor in the rise of nuclear malpractice verdicts.
March 31, 2022, Medical Economics
Trends in Malpractice Awards
Robert E. White Jr., Chief Operating Officer of TDC Group, discusses the rising cost of medical malpractice premiums and the trends in malpractice awards.
