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May 30, 2023
The Importance of Clinical Health Information at the Point of Radiology Order
Lisa M. McCorkle, MSN, MBA, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company
Having ready access to patients’ clinical information helps radiologists eliminate assumptions and apply their skills and expertise in rendering accurate interpretive reports.

The Doctors Company Announces $15.1 Million Dividend
The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, announced today that it has approved a 2025 premium dividend of approximately $15.1 million, bringing the total of declared dividends to date to $485 million.

March 31, 2022, Medical Economics
Trends in Malpractice Awards
Robert E. White Jr., Chief Operating Officer of TDC Group, discusses the rising cost of medical malpractice premiums and the trends in malpractice awards.

Video Oct 16, 2024
What Types of Bias Might Be Present Within AI Tools?
I. Glenn Cohen, JD, Deputy Dean and James A. Attwood and Leslie Williams Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Faculty Director, Petri-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, discusses what biases can be present in AI and how that will affect implementation of the technology in healthcare.

Oct 04, 2024
Detecting and Addressing Incidental Findings: Medical Malpractice Claims
Jacqueline Ross, RN, PhD, Coding Director, and Angela Jordan, RN, MHSc, Patient Safety Analyst, Department of Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company, Part of TDC Group
With the use of current imaging technology, it has become more common to find abnormalities, or “incidental findings,” that are unrelated to the reason the imaging was ordered. This review of closed claims from The Doctors Company examines factors that contribute to missed incidental findings and offers strategies to improve follow-up and prevent patient harm.

Nov 27, 2023
Industry and Company News
Announcements in the fourth quarter of 2023: ratings affirmations by AM Best and Fitch, two exclusive new endorsements, and Great Place to Work certification.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Jun 17, 2021
Deferred, Delayed, Disrupted: Mitigating Risks from Care During COVID-19
Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Doctors Company and TDC Group
The pandemic has disrupted healthcare so thoroughly that in some sense, COVID-19 has affected all of healthcare. The effect on care has been stunning in magnitude. By mid-2020, more than 40 percent of U.S. adults had delayed medical care or avoided it entirely, including care for urgent and emergent complaints.

Jun 20, 2025
Otolaryngology: Reduce Risk When Performing Diagnostic Imaging Services
Lisa McCorkle, MSN, MBA, Senior Patient Safety Risk Manager, The Doctors Company
Adding point-of-care imaging to an otolaryngology practice is convenient for patients and a source of revenue for the practice. It also comes with responsibility and potential risk.

Jun 05, 2025
Advancing and Protecting Medical Liability Reforms
Elizabeth Healy, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, The Doctors Company, Part of TDC Group
TDC Group’s recent medical liability advocacy work has seen success nationwide, with opportunities to enact new reforms in some states, while still facing difficult environments in others.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Social Inflation Causes Between $2.4 and $3.5 Billion of All Medical Malpractice Losses, The Doctors Company Study Finds
In the decade ending in 2021, between $2.4 and $3.5 billion, or 8 to 11 percent, of all medical malpractice losses incurred by physician-focused insurers stemmed from social inflation, according to new research from The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer and part of TDC Group.