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Clinical Context in Radiology Orders
Having ready access to patients’ clinical information helps radiologists eliminate assumptions and apply their skills and expertise in rendering accurate interpretive reports.

Medical Malpractice Data Help Us Manage Risk
Medical malpractice data offer a rich source of information for gaining insights into high-risk specialties, medical conditions, and procedures that result in claims.

Dec 02, 2024
Want to Retain Practitioners and Improve Patient Safety? Align Practice Culture
Daniel Kent Cassavar, MD, MBA, Medical Director, The Doctors Company and TDC Group
Healthcare systems that foster cultural alignment can better retain practitioners, control costs, and improve patient safety.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Nov 30, 2022
Healthcare Inequities Post-Roe: Clinician Perspectives
Many states with abortion bans are also states with higher proportions of people of color, increasing the uneven impacts of the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade.

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. These surges may overwhelm primary care offices and emergency departments, creating shortages of pediatric and adult hospital beds. To promote and improve patient safety, office practices should prepare now to vaccinate and test for flu, RSV, and COVID-19.

Jun 05, 2025
To Call, or Not to Call? Collaborative Communication Across Medical Specialties
Daniel Kent Cassavar, MD, MBA, FACC, Medical Director, The Doctors Company and TDC Group
As medical knowledge sprints ahead, we can increase safety and manage clinician workload by collaborating with colleagues in other specialties to plan when, how, and why we refer and consult.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Video Feb 10, 2018
What to Expect from Litigation: Dr. Michelin's Perspective
Dr. David P. Michelin, a gynecologic oncologist in Traverse City, Michigan, relates his experience with a malpractice suit involving a hysterectomy and staging for uterine cancer.

Jun 18, 2024
From the President: TDC Group Appoints Daniel Kent Cassavar, MD, MBA, as Medical Director
Robert E. White, Jr., President of The Doctors Company and TDC Group
President Robert E. White, Jr., announces the appointment of Daniel Kent Cassavar, MD, MBA, as Medical Director of TDC Group.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Texting Patients: HIPAA Strategies
The very convenience that makes using smartphone technologies so inviting may also create privacy and security violations.

Jun 05, 2023
Building a Culture of Safety in Healthcare, Part Four: Just Culture
David L. Feldman, MD, MBA, FACS, Chief Medical Officer, The Doctors Company and TDC Group; Senior Vice President, Healthcare Risk Advisors
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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