September 01, 2024, Healthcare Risk Management
Respond to HIPAA Complaints with Planned Process
Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, provides recommendations for creating a formal process for responding to HIPAA complaints.
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Feb 21, 2024
Identifying Malpractice Risks for Surgical Practices
Understanding that the causes of claims are multifactorial and rarely result from individual judgment or technical skill alone can help surgeons improve outcomes.
Oct 21, 2024
Dispensing Sample Medications: Risk Management Strategies
If not carefully managed, sample medications can create issues that place patients and the practice at risk.
May 21, 2025, Chicago Medicine
Professional Liability Consolidation Intensifies as Healthcare Costs Rise
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company and TDC Group, discusses The Doctors Company's recent announcement to acquire ProAssurance.
December 20, 2023, Medical Economics
Telehealth Tips: Safeguarding Medical Practice Post-Pandemic
Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, provides considerations for healthcare providers to ensure they are following the proper protocols regarding telehealth.
February 14, 2023, Inside Medical Liability Online
Malpractice Case: Could Stronger Post-Op Follow-Up Have Prevented this Infection after Knee Replacement?
This article discusses important lessons learned and risk prevention strategies from a study of hip and knee replacement closed malpractice claims by David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Medical Officer, The Doctors Company and TDC Group, and Jacqueline Ross, PhD, RN, CPAN, Coding Director, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company.
October 05, 2022, Business Insurance
Dobbs Decision Casts Shadow on Med Mal
Robert White, President of The Doctors Company and TDC Group, explains how the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn the 50-year-old Roe vs. Wade ruling has created uncertainty for medical providers and medical malpractice insurers.
January 03, 2024, Urology Times
Expert Advice on Safeguarding Your Practice When Implementing Telehealth
Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, provides considerations for healthcare providers to ensure they are following the proper protocols regarding telehealth.
Jul 01, 1996
An “Epidemic” of Medical Malpractice? A Commentary on the Harvard Medical Practice Study
Both supporters and opponents of malpractice legal reform can agree that the Harvard study provides us with a wealth of valuable data on questions of medical negligence. More than with most studies, however, the Harvard group’s results are subject to sharply different interpretations and depend heavily on definitions and assumptions with which many will differ.
April 24, 2025, KevinMD
Third-Party Litigation Funding Threatens Access to Healthcare
Elizabeth Healy, Vice President of Government and Community Relations, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, discusses how third-party litigation funding is a powerful but often unrecognized force amplifying nuclear medical malpractice verdicts.