Congratulations on your retirement—we applaud your dedication to a lifetime of practicing good medicine and thank you for being a valued member of The Doctors Company. We’ve prepared this checklist to help you make a smooth transition into retirement... See the full Retirement... Continue Reading
A Patient Safety and Risk Management Guide for Members Physician practices close for many reasons, including physician illness or death or a decision to sell, practice solo, join another group, relocate, or retire. The Patient Safety and Risk Management Department provides this guide to make the... Continue Reading
Welcome to our new website! We have a brand new look and updated technology in an effort to better serve all our members. We hope that you'll enjoy it as much as we do. In order to get the most out of your member experience, CALAOMS Members will need to activate their new account login. Member's... Continue Reading
By Richard Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Doctors Company Consider the following scenario: A successful and highly respected pediatrician with an unblemished record over decades of practice learns of a HIPAA breach by a member of his administrative staff. The... Continue Reading
By Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Doctors Company, and Leader of the TDC Group of Companies Across the continuum of care during COVID-19 pandemic, what has changed is not so much the direction of healthcare evolution, but its speed. For the next decade,... Continue Reading
Richard F. Cahill, JD, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, and Patti L. Ellis, RN, CPHRM, Patient Safety Risk Manager II, The Doctors Company With increasing regularity, staffing shortages have adversely impacted the delivery of healthcare and the availability of diagnostic and... Continue Reading
To take a deeper look at the opioid crisis, The Doctors Company reviewed 272 malpractice claims in which patient harm involved opioids. This video discusses the claims study findings and safe prescribing tips. Continue Reading
