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Welcome to the New CALAOMS Website
Welcome to the New CALAOMS Website

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

Date posted12/16/2024


Sexual Harassment Allegations in Healthcare: Rising Risks
Sexual Harassment Allegations in Healthcare: Rising Risks

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

Date posted06/1/2023


COVID-19: A Call for Innovation and Leadership in Healthcare
COVID-19: A Call for Innovation and Leadership in Healthcare

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

Date posted04/1/2023


Healthcare Staffing Shortages: Decrease Practice Risks
Healthcare Staffing Shortages: Decrease Practice Risks

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

Date posted02/14/2023


The Opioid Epidemic: A Closed Claims Analysis
The Opioid Epidemic: A Closed Claims Analysis

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

Date posted01/3/2023