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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.
Video Nov 18, 2022
What Challenges Will Healthcare Professionals Face Following the Overturn of Roe v. Wade?
Sheila Dejbakhsh, MD, MPH, offers her perspective on what the future holds for healthcare professionals and patients in response to the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, to let states determine access to reproductive healthcare.
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.
Video Aug 27, 2021
What Types of Claims Can We Expect to See Filed as a Result of COVID-19?
Marco Spadacenta, Senior Vice President of Claims for The Doctors Company, details the different kinds of claims we may see filed as a result of the pandemic.
October 01, 2024, Healthcare Risk Management
Respond Carefully to Notice of Intent
Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, shares suggestions for how to properly respond to patients who communicate their intent to sue.
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.
Professional Education
Reducing Vaccine Liability Exposure for Pediatric Healthcare Professionals
This continuing education program provides the pediatric healthcare professional with best practices for identifying, reducing, and managing vaccine-related liability exposures. By drawing on our professional liability closed claims data, we have identified common errors that reflect the most common issues associated with vaccine care and treatment in the pediatric population. In addition, this program will identify best practices for effective communication and management of vaccine hesitant patients/families and caretakers.
June 01, 2023, Chicago Medicine
Childhood Obesity: Communication Strategies for Healthcare Practitioners
This article by Patti L. Ellis, RN, CPHRM, Patient Safety Risk Manager II, The Doctors Company, discusses important lessons learned and practice improvement strategies surrounding childhood obesity for pediatric healthcare practitioners.
