April 01, 2023, Chicago Medicine
Lessons in Preventing Button Battery Injuries
This article by Patti L. Ellis, RN, CPHRM, Patient Safety Risk Manager II, The Doctors Company, discusses important lessons learned and risk prevention strategies for button battery ingestion in children.
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Overcoming the Stress of Malpractice Litigation: Solutions to Help Physicians Stay Healthy and Engaged
A malpractice lawsuit will generate an array of negative emotions, from self-doubt to high levels of stress and anxiety. But there are steps doctors can take to ease the strain.
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Video Jul 29, 2024
What Is the Reptile Theory and How Does It Impact Medical Malpractice Verdicts?
Plaintiff’s lawyers are using “Reptile Theory”—leveraging the “fight or flight” instinct in jurors—to maximize malpractice verdicts higher than ever seen before. Learn how this dangerous trend of overcoming logic and reason in the courtroom is leading to social inflation and increased healthcare costs in this video featuring Robert White, President of The Doctors Company and TDC Group.
Sep 14, 2020
Hospitalist Closed Claims Study
This review of 238 closed hospitalist claims identifies top allegations and factors contributing to patient injury.
How Could Social Inflation and Nuclear Verdicts Cause Healthcare to Evolve Over the Next Decade?
Skyrocketing malpractice verdicts, if left unchecked, will lead to healthcare becoming unaffordable and inaccessible. In this video, Robert White, President of The Doctors Company and TDC Group, explains how social inflation and nuclear verdicts are forcing insurers to evolve to combat plaintiff attorney tactics, and how we’re fighting nationwide to protect doctors and patients.
The Doctors Company to Acquire ProAssurance Corporation for $25.00 per Share in Cash
The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, and ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA), an industry-leading specialty insurer with extensive expertise in medical liability, products liability for medical technology and life sciences, and workers’ compensation insurance, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ProAssurance will be acquired by The Doctors Company.
April 22, 2024, Part B News
Measles in Your Office? Follow CDC Rules, Take Caution in Telling Patients
Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, discusses the importance of patient communication and disclosure surrounding possible measles exposure.
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