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Sid Callahan
Sid Callahan specializes in medical malpractice insurance with Grady Professional Services in Orlando, Florida. He has over 25 years of experience insuring physicians and healthcare facilities.

June 24, 2024, Part B News
While Bird Flu Crossover Risk Remains Low, Take Easy Steps to Be Ready
Given recent global and national concerns over the possibility of animal-to-human transmission of bird flu (H5N1), practices should take steps to get ready. Rich Cahill, Vice President and Associate General Counsel at The Doctors Company, shares the most up-to-date guidance.

June 12, 2023, Part B News
As Gun Laws Loosen, Prepare for Possibly Armed Patients
As gun laws grow more permissive across the country, clinicians should be aware of the possibility that patients may attend medical appointments armed. Richard F. Cahill, Esq., Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, provides guidance how to prepare for untoward events.

January 30, 2023, Healthcare Business Today
Why Medical Clearance Is Really a Preoperative Evaluation
Debra Davidson, MJ, CPHRM, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company, and David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Medical Officer, The Doctors Company and TDC Group, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Risk Advisors, discuss how the goals of the preoperative evaluation are to determine the patient's level of risk and to identify opportunities to mitigate it.

Professional Education
Primary Care: Innovations for In-Depth Practice
Primary care is facing a physician shortage. How clinicians approach the evolution of primary care will determine whether it becomes a touch-and-pass specialty or whether it can remain a deep specialty built on strong relationships with patients. In this CME program, Megan Mahoney, MD, MBA, highlights practice redesign strategies to help meet the shortage with team-based care and the mindful application of new technologies.

May 29, 2025, Inside Medical Liability
APP Practice Scope, Risks Evolve—A Global Outlook
As physician shortages grow more acute, advanced practice providers (APPs) are stepping in to fill the gap. The influx of APPs raises several issues, including whether and how their scope of practice is increasing, the potential for a change in medical professional liability risk and risk assessments, and disputes over scope of practice and license expansion between physicians’ groups and APP groups. Laura Kline, MBA, CPCU, CIC, Regional Operating Officer, Northeast Region, and Senior Vice President, Business Development, The Doctors Company and TDC Group, shares her insights on these key issues, and how TDC Group is helping APPs address their liability risk in this changing environment.

It’s Time to Reset the Medical Malpractice Insurance Conversation
After speaking with more than 800 doctors, practice managers, and group administrators nationwide, it’s clear that it’s time to reset the conversation around medical malpractice insurance. Dr. Anderson explains why he believes companies should serve the medical profession by partnering with those who provide care.

Professional Education
Preventing Dictation Errors for Advanced Practice Clinicians
Emergency medicine providers are increasingly using voice recognition programs, such as Dragon Direct Voice Recognition Program, to document encounters. In reviewing closed malpractice claims, The Doctors Company identified dictation errors as a significant patient safety risk factor. The following case highlights the importance of timely recognition of dictation errors to ensure accuracy of the permanent electronic health record (EHR). This is particularly important when using a voice recognition program to document encounters in the busy emergency department. In this case, the voice recognition system was Dragon Direct Voice Recognition Program.

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