The Doctor’s Advocate | Third Quarter 2022
Foundation News
Two Directors Join the Foundation Board
The Doctors Company Foundation is pleased to welcome two new directors to its board:
- Megan Mahoney, MD, MBA, is Chief of Staff of Stanford Health Care and Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Mahoney has expertise in precision health, practice transformation, and care model redesign in large academic healthcare systems. She also serves on The Doctors Company’s Board of Governors and as a member of the company’s Patient Safety Committee.
- Kathleen D. Ricord, CPCU, has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance and financial industry. Ms. Ricord is a former Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. She also serves on The Doctors Company’s Board of Governors and as a member of the company’s Finance and Risk and Patient Safety Committees.
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Third Quarter 2022
From the Chairman
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Foundation News
Two Directors Join the Foundation Board
HIPAA Fundamentals: 2022–2023 Edition
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