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March 01, 2024, Healthcare Risk Management
Safety Strategies to Minimize AI Risks in Healthcare
Sue Boisvert, BSN, MHSA, CPPS, CPHRM, DFASHRM, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, offers patient safety and risk management strategies for utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare.

Aug 06, 2024
Informed Consent: Substance and Signature
Robert Morton, MAS, CPPS, Assistant Vice President, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company, Part of TDC Group
True informed consent is a process of managing a patient’s expectations through shared decision making. It is not just a signature on a document.

Sep 01, 2023
Thinking About How We Think: How Implicit Bias Creeps Into Diagnosis
David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS
David Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, investigates how implicit biases can contribute to malpractice claims and offers strategies to improve diagnostic safety, mitigate risks, and combat healthcare disparities.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Jun 05, 2023
Exclusive Program for Member Practice Managers
Our complimentary program for practice managers is designed for clinical and nonclinical professionals who are new to practice management or seeking a refresher.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

November 01, 2023, Healthcare Risk Management
Be Prepared to Secure All Types of Evidence After Adverse Events
Richard F. Cahill, Esq., Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, discusses the importance of healthcare providers preparing policies and procedures for securing evidence after adverse events.

Sep 19, 2022
Special Interests Influence Election Outcomes: What It Means for Healthcare
Elizabeth Y. Healy, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, The Doctors Company
Everything that is important in your personal life, professional life, and community is affected by the politicians you elect. Learn more about how special interest groups work and why your individual vote matters.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

The Doctors Company Offers Educational Video Series: “Financial and Workplace Well-Being for Doctors: Lessons for Life After Medical School”
The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer and part of TDC Group, announced today a new lecture series, “Financial and Workplace Well-Being for Doctors: Lessons for Life After Medical School,” from Ronald H. Wender, MD, FACA, Chairman Emeritus and Professor of Anesthesiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and member of The Doctors Company Board of Governors.

Aug 05, 2024
Terminating Patient Relationships
Julie Brightwell, JD, RN, Director, Healthcare Systems Patient Safety, and Richard F. Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, Part of TDC Group
If it becomes necessary to end a patient relationship, it is critical to end the relationship in a manner that will not lead to claims of discrimination or abandonment, litigation for alleged professional negligence, or complaints to administrative agencies.

April 25, 2022, Nashville Medical News
As Corporate Entities Enter Healthcare, Practices Can Respond via Patient-Centered Care
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Doctors Company and TDC Group, discusses the involvement of large non-legacy corporate entities in healthcare and how it will impact how all clinicians provide healthcare.

Feb 20, 2020
Anesthesiology Closed Claims Study
Darrell Ranum, JD, CPHRM, Vice President, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management
The Doctors Company studied 640 anesthesia medical malpractice claims that closed from 2007–2012 and 587 claims that closed between 2013–2018. These studies determined whether the number of patient injuries had decreased and to identify any new trends in claims involving anesthesia care.