Manage Patient Distraction During Telehealth Visits
Distracted patient behaviors during telehealth visits can affect the practitioner’s ability to establish rapport and provide safe, effective patient care.
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The Doctors Company Assists Members Impacted by Hurricane Ian
Due to potential disruption to member medical practices from Hurricane Ian, The Doctors Company will adjust policy cancellation and premium installment due dates for its Florida members.
Jun 18, 2024
Spotlight on Foundation Grants: Using AI to Assess Cataract Surgery Performance
The Doctors Company Foundation highlights a project to develop an AI system for assessing surgical competency in cataract surgery.
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Nurse Practitioners, Are You Protecting Your Career? 5 Questions to Ask About Your Professional Liability Insurance
Nurse practitioners face distinct, significant, and long-lasting liability risks, and providing excellent care is not enough to mitigate them. Careful consideration of liability coverage options is essential for midwives to protect their licenses, reputations, professional and geographic mobility, and long-term financial health.
December 01, 2025, Medical Economics
Medicine Under Attack: How Physicians Can Help Their Patients Navigate the Disinformation Age
Medical misinformation and disinformation are increasingly influencing patient behavior and trust in healthcare professionals, complicating the physician-patient relationship. In a survey by The Doctors Company, 64% of physicians named misinformation on social media as their top challenge in practicing medicine.
Professional Education
Patient Termination
This brief audio presentation will give healthcare providers information on how to mitigate their risk when terminating a patient relationship. The key topics covered include establishing patient expectations, what to do when expectations aren’t being met, special circumstances to consider prior to termination, and finally, the elements of the termination notice.
Video Sep 04, 2018
What to Expect from Litigation: Dr. Gupta's Perspective
Adverse outcomes sometimes occur even when physicians follow the standard of care and do all they can for their patients. This video, the third in a series showcasing actual claims experiences, highlights the stress and worry that accompany a medical malpractice lawsuit. Emergency medicine physician Dr. Malkeet Gupta recounts how being sued for medical malpractice affected him.
Legislative, Regulatory, and Judicial Advocacy
TDC Group is relentlessly committed to supporting medical liability reform and to safeguarding access to patient care. We lead the industry with a dedicated, award-winning Government Relations team and the only medical liability advocacy program covering all 50 states and the federal level.
Aug 27, 2024
Adjusting Medications for Patients With Kidney Disease: Case Study
Strategies from our case examination can help practitioners ensure that patients with poor kidney function receive appropriately adjusted medication doses.
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