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Strategies for Effective Patient-Assisted Telehealth Assessments
Physicians who practice telemedicine must consider the components needed to complete an effective remote assessment and plan ahead based on their specialty area and the patient’s presenting complaint.

Oct 26, 2023
Documentation Can Prevent Litigation: Patient Safety Impact Story
Our Patient Safety INSIGHT Services and extensive library of resources and tools take a data-driven approach to help you reduce adverse events while increasing patient safety and satisfaction. Here is one story of how our Patient Safety/Risk Management team reduced risk in a member practice.

Sep 01, 2023
AI Can Lift Administrative Burdens and Restore Joy in Practice
Aaron Neinstein, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Notable
Aaron Neinstein, MD, explores artificial intelligence technologies that can streamline mundane administrative tasks and give clinicians more time to focus on patients.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

October 28, 2025, Business Insurance
Patient Care Recordkeeping Key to Cutting Nurse Med Mal Claims
Nursing professionals should carefully document patient care to avoid malpractice claims, which experts say are increasing in severity. Julie Ritzman, Senior Vice President of Patient Safety and Risk Management, provides recommendations on how nurses can manage risk.

Mar 07, 2025
Early Wins in Integrating AI Into a Healthcare System
Meg Burke Dingae, MHSA, Chief Digital Officer, Montage Health
A healthcare system finds success in implementing AI tools for practitioner keyboard liberation and patient care gap closure.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Mar 04, 2024
The Vital Role of Healthcare Practitioners in Advocating for Medical Liability Reform Through Political Action
Elizabeth Y. Healy, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, The Doctors Company
By engaging in political advocacy, healthcare professionals can drive positive change, help shape the future, and safeguard access to care.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Jan 12, 2024
Interoperable Telehealth: Patient Safety Considerations
Sue Boisvert, BSN, MHSA, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company
As efforts to connect patients and providers through telehealth continue, new delivery challenges have become apparent.

Mar 07, 2025
Practice Managers: Learn to Identify Practice Exposures and Reduce Risk
As a member of the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, you have access to unique, industry-leading resources and benefits. This quarter, we’re proud to feature Risk Management Fundamentals for the Practice Manager, a comprehensive program consisting of 16 on-demand lessons addressing high-risk areas for financial loss from lawsuits, regulatory noncompliance, injuries, or accidents, as well as areas known to improve patient safety and quality of care.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Medical and Dental Records Guide
Our comprehensive guide offers actionable strategies to help you safeguard and manage patient records.

Patient Safety in Dentistry: Documentation
The primary purpose of documentation is to create an orderly chronological record of the clinical decision-making process, treatment provided, and patient responses. Records that are incomplete or inaccurate may lead to inappropriate treatment and patient harm.