Cognitive Assessments in Primary Care
As practices care for the increase in older patients and take advantage of the CMS billing rules, successfully integrating cognitive evaluations into a practice’s workflow without magnifying liability risks takes some preparation.
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Jun 05, 2023
Building a Culture of Safety in Healthcare, Part Four: Just Culture
In the final installment of his series on safety culture, Dr. David Feldman describes how a just culture promotes both patient safety and professional satisfaction.
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Medical Malpractice and Preparticipation Sports Physicals
Physicians should be aware of liability risks associated with preparticipation sports physicals.
July 10, 2025, Inside Medical Liability
MPL Case: Inadequate Informed Consent and Documentation Creates Challenges in Dentistry
Dental malpractice claims are often not merely the result of individual oversights but reflect broader systemic issues, such as lapses in infection control, documentation, and patient assessment protocols. Establishing and maintaining strong practice processes for patient communication, informed consent, and documentation can help improve patient safety and protect the practice from liability.
Medical and Dental Record Retention
Retaining well-maintained patient records helps medical and dental professionals ensure continuity of care; protect against any future professional liability claims, licensing board complaints, and peer review inquiries; and can assist when responding to investigations by governmental compliance agencies and billing audits.
October 17, 2025, Medscape
Time-Saving Rx: Smart Hacks for Busy Physicians
For physicians, every minute matters when patients are waiting and the to-do list is piled high. Between paperwork, charting, admin duties, and pinging messages, time is the scarcest resource. Daniel Kent Cassavar, MD, MBA, Medical Director for The Doctors Company and TDC Group, provides recommendations to help doctors save time to prioritize patient care.
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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The Doctor’s Advocate
Primary Care, AI, and Employer Activism: The Future of Care Delivery
In today’s healthcare environment, patients are often confused and frustrated, encountering unclear benefits, lack of trust, poor access, and high costs. But structural changes driven by employers, new technology, and rising patient expectations may be the key to reshaping the future of healthcare access.
Patient Safety Strategies for Gastroenterologists
Gastroenterologists can reduce potential liability with strategies that include conducting a thorough preprocedure patient evaluation and matching the facility and setting to the patient.
July 07, 2023, MDLinx
An Indiana Healthcare Provider Mailed Test Results to the Wrong Patient: Is it malpractice?
Nichole M. Pieters, MS, RN, CEN, CPHQ, CPPS, Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group, provides strategies to enhance patient privacy.
