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Aug 27, 2024
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Transport of Blood Products in Mass Casualty Incidents
Brent Lee, MD, MPH, FASA, Director of Clinical Excellence and Performance Improvement, North American Partners in Anesthesia
Dr. Brent Lee discusses innovations in treating mass casualty incident injuries, including using unmanned aerial vehicles to transport blood products and lifesaving equipment.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Dec 02, 2024
Foundation Announces 2024 Grant Recipients
The Doctors Company Foundation awarded three new grants in 2024.
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Diagnosing Flu, RSV, or COVID-19
Healthcare practitioners will encounter flu, RSV, and COVID-19 year-round, with peaks in fall and winter that can strain clinics and hospitals.

Jun 04, 2026
First in Patient Safety: Reducing Risk and Improving Patient Care for 50 Years
Julie Ritzman, MBA, CPHRM, Senior Vice President, Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company
Our Patient Safety and Risk Management Department partners with clinicians and healthcare organizations to improve system processes and help keep patients safe.
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Sep 03, 2026
A Negative CT Is Not Enough: Avoiding Missed Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer
J. Casey Chapman, MD, Chief Medical Officer, The Specialty Alliance, Cardinal Health
Colonoscopy remains the definitive diagnostic test for colorectal cancer in symptomatic patients. Failure to refer a symptomatic patient for colonoscopy is a common cause of malpractice claims, often due to a combination of cognitive bias, system failures, and misunderstanding of the limitations of CT imaging.
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Telehealth: Frequently Asked Questions
As telehealth continues to evolve, we address questions routinely asked by medical and dental practices.

Ophthalmology Claims: Informed Consent
The Doctors Company examined closed ophthalmology malpractice claims to gain insights into patient safety issues and strategies to mitigate risk.

Pediatrics: Lessons in Preventing Button Battery Injuries
It is critical for clinicians to minimize misdiagnosis and delays in care and treatment of pediatric button battery ingestions, exposures, and insertions.

Sep 05, 2025
Responding to Regulatory Shifts: Executive Orders and Uncertainty
A wave of presidential executive orders has upended established practices, introduced legal ambiguity, and created operational challenges for healthcare practitioners.
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August 06, 2026, Insurance Business
Dental Malpractice: The Paperwork Gap Costs More Than the Procedure
New data from The Doctors Company finds documentation failures generate higher average indemnity payments than technical skill errors, even though technical errors occur far more often.