The Doctors Company

Founded and led by physicians, The Doctors Company is relentlessly committed to advancing, protecting, and rewarding the practice of good medicine. The Doctors Company helps hospitals and practices of all sizes manage the complexities of today’s healthcare environment—with expert guidance, resources, and coverage—and is the only medical malpractice insurer with an advocacy program covering all 50 states and the federal level. The Doctors Company is part of TDC Group, the nation’s largest physician-owned provider of insurance and risk management solutions. TDC Group serves the full continuum of care.

The future of U.S. medicine: 10 health care trends in 2026

Richard E. Anderson, MD & The Doctors Company

Physician

March 6, 2026

Predicting shifts in the health care environment has always been difficult, but this year, the pace of change, driven by regulatory complexity, mounting financial pressures, and artificial intelligence (AI), makes long-term forecasts increasingly uncertain. Each year, TDC Group has predicted emerging health care trends over the next decade, focusing on the challenges, risks, and opportunities that shape the industry. …

How to manage intraoperative pain during C-section deliveries

Megan Rosenstein, MD, MBA & The Doctors Company

Conditions

December 9, 2025

A cesarean section, or C-section, is one of the most common surgeries in the United States. In 2023, 32.3 percent of live births were cesarean deliveries, while 67.7 percent were vaginal deliveries, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.

Pain during cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia (regional anesthesia including spinal and epidural anesthesia) is a recognized clinical …

Nuclear verdicts and rising costs: How inflation is reshaping medical malpractice claims

Robert E. White, Jr. & The Doctors Company

Policy

September 11, 2025

Physicians today face mounting challenges in the practice of medicine, including declining reimbursement, workforce shortages, administrative burdens, and the ever-present risk of litigation. The Doctors Company’s latest study, “Nuclear Verdicts and Rising Costs: How Inflation Is Impacting Medical Malpractice Claims,” highlights another pressure point: the accelerating impact of inflation on medical malpractice claims.

The research study, conducted by Moore …

Third-party litigation funding threatens access to health care

The Doctors Company

Policy

April 24, 2025

Verdicts in excess of $10 million, or even $25 million, are no longer rare occurrences in medical malpractice litigation. Though most of these awards are handed down by empathetic juries concerned for an injured plaintiff, 40 percent of the award or more may go to pay attorney fees and other investors in the lawsuit. Third-party litigation funding (TPLF), …

Are you protecting your career? 5 essential questions about your NP liability insurance

The Doctors Company

Policy

February 17, 2025

A nurse practitioner (NP) in urgent care saw a patient with a severe headache following a fall. Initial testing and symptoms suggested a concussion, leading to discharge. However, when the patient’s worsening condition later revealed an elevated white blood cell count, they were rushed for further evaluation—but it was too late. The patient succumbed to bacterial meningitis. …

AI, the physician shortage, and other health care trends [PODCAST]

The Doctors Company & The Podcast by KevinMD

Podcast

June 10, 2024

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Join guest Richard E. Anderson, chairman and CEO of The Doctors Company and TDC Group. We’ll delve into pressing issues shaping the future of U.S. health care, from the impact of AI-powered clinical …

Harnessing U.S. health care’s resources to navigate the next decade

Richard E. Anderson, MD & The Doctors Company

Policy

May 1, 2024

American health care faces persistent issues with consolidation, workforce shortages, integration of new technologies, and unrelenting economic pressure. In 2023, technologies such as clinical decision support (CDS) and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools continued to emerge rapidly, offering both promise and risk. Meanwhile, even as long-standing care and business models are upended, the ripple effects of COVID-19 continue. Physician …

For orthopedic surgeons, an all-of-the-above approach lowers liability risks

Jacqueline Ross, PhD, RN and Eric E. Cleckler, RN & The Doctors Company

Conditions

August 22, 2023

During a total hip replacement, a patient experienced a brisk bleed and a drop in blood pressure that required intervention from the anesthesiologist. There was a discrepancy in the documented estimated blood loss, with the surgeon noting 30 0cc while the anesthesiologist recorded 1100 cc. The patient was hypotensive in the PACU and had a discolored leg with no …

Social inflation’s surge in medical malpractice insurance [PODCAST]

The Doctors Company & The Podcast by KevinMD

Podcast

June 26, 2023

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Join us on this insightful podcast episode as we delve into the complex issue of social inflation and its impact on the medical malpractice insurance industry. Our guest, Robert E. White, Jr., president of The Doctors Company, …

Unveiling the hidden impact of social inflation: Soaring costs for medical professionals revealed

Robert E. White, Jr. & The Doctors Company

Policy

June 16, 2023

In Philadelphia, a family alleged that a birth injury had led to their baby’s cerebral palsy. They sued Penn Medicine and were awarded $183 million.

In Boise, a jury recently awarded the state’s second-highest-ever award, $13.5 million, in a suit against an emergency medicine group that was filed after a patient was disabled by a stroke. This verdict …

From toys to tragedy: the threat of button batteries to children’s health

Patti L. Ellis, RN & The Doctors Company

Conditions

February 20, 2023

According to a study published in Pediatrics, it is estimated that between 2010 and 2019, more than 70,000 emergency department (ED) visits in the United States were related to battery ingestion, mouth exposure, and ear or nasal insertion among children under 18 years old. ED visits occurred more frequently among children ages five years and younger. Button-type and …

Primary Care 2.0: new thinking and practice redesign [PODCAST]

The Doctors Company & The Podcast by KevinMD

Podcast

December 18, 2022

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“When my colleagues and I visited high-performing primary care clinics across the country, we sought insights to inform a new model for providing the most efficient and high-quality care. Here’s how we’re practicing in Primary Care 2.0.”

Primary Care 2.0: new thinking and practice redesign

Megan Mahoney, MD, MBA & The Doctors Company

Physician

October 11, 2022

A patient of mine — we’ll call her Ruby — is a 79-year-old woman from the same part of rural Tennessee as my mother. Her recent successful experiences with treatment illustrate some of the themes that my colleagues and I encountered when we undertook an 18-month practice-design-thinking process. Let’s start with Ruby’s example and then dig into Primary Care …

Mitigating risks from care during COVID-19 [PODCAST]

The Doctors Company & The Podcast by KevinMD

Podcast

November 5, 2021

“We have observed that delays in screenings and intervention for patients with certain common chronic conditions can contribute to claims. Now, clinicians have the opportunity to identify patients whose conditions merit priority contact, such as those with cardiac conditions, those on blood pressure medication, or those with diabetes, and …

Artificial intelligence, COVID-19, and the future of pandemics [PODCAST]

The Doctors Company & The Podcast by KevinMD

Podcast

June 6, 2021

“Machine learning is only as good as the information provided to train the machine. Models trained on partial datasets can skew toward demographics that often turned up in the data—for example, Caucasians or men over 60. There is concern that “analyses based on faulty or biased algorithms could exacerbate existing racial …

Mitigating risks from care during COVID-19

Richard E. Anderson, MD & The Doctors Company

Conditions

May 29, 2021

In evaluating delayed or missed health care that has occurred during the pandemic, it is tempting to speak of “COVID care” vs. “non-COVID care.” However, the pandemic has disrupted health care so thoroughly that in some sense, COVID-19 has affected all of health care.

The effect on care has been stunning in magnitude. By mid-2020, more than …

Malpractice claims from the COVID-19 pandemic: more questions than answers

Robert E. White, Jr. & The Doctors Company

Policy

April 2, 2021

The pandemic has raised pressing questions around preventive measures, vaccines, and safe treatment, but it has also obscured one key lingering uncertainty for medical professionals: Where are all the medical malpractice claims?

A variety of factors create a cloud of uncertainty around when, if ever, we will see the claims we expected from the care provided just before the pandemic, …

Artificial intelligence, COVID-19, and the future of pandemics

Richard E. Anderson, MD & The Doctors Company

Tech

November 26, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) has proven of value in the COVID-19 pandemic and shows promise for mitigating future health care crises. During the pandemic’s first wave in New York, for example, Mount Sinai Health System used an algorithm to help identify patients ready for discharge. Such systems can help overburdened hospitals manage personnel and the flow …

It’s time to reset the medical malpractice insurance conversation

Richard E. Anderson, MD & The Doctors Company

Physician

March 13, 2017

In the mid-1970s, malpractice lawsuits and skyrocketing jury awards caused commercial insurance companies to raise physicians’ malpractice rates by as much as 400 percent. The practice of medicine was deemed to be “uninsurable.” Thousands of physicians faced cancellation of their policies. As a result, doctors came together to form their own companies to provide affordable and sustainable coverage. However, …

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