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Medical Malpractice Insurance 
The Doctors Company
15260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 200
Sherman Oaks, CA 94103
(800) 328-8831
Mail service center: PO Box 2940, Napa, CA 94558

www.thedoctors.com

The Doctors Company is part of the TDC Group (thetdcgroup.com), the nation’s largest physician-owned provider of insurance, risk management, and healthcare practice improvement solutions, serves the full continuum of care from individual physicians to academic medical systems—over 100,000 healthcare professionals and organizations nationwide—with annual revenue of $1 billion, and over $6 billion in assets.

The Central Coast Medical Association exclusively endorses The Doctors Company—a partnership that provides CCMA members with expert guidance, resources, and coverage. Benefits include:

  • Claims-free credit of up to 25 percent.
  • Participation in the Tribute® Plan, an unrivaled financial benefit that rewards members for their loyalty and their commitment to superior patient care.
  • Industry-leading patient safety tools and programs tailored to your care or delivery model, including free on-demand and live CME.
  • Innovative coverage solutions that offer protection against cyber threats and regulatory reviews.

These are just some of the ways The Doctors Company is taking the mal out of malpractice insurance. To learn more about the exclusive benefits of The Doctors Company, contact Matt Lawrence at (310) 492-4845 or MLawrence@thedoctors.com, or Get a Quote.
 

 

Continuing Medical Education CLC and IB

The California legislature intended AB 1195 and AB 241 to “encourage physicians and surgeons to meet the cultural and linguistic concerns” of California’s diverse patient population. Planners, faculty, and speakers are central to adhering to state law as noted in Business and Professions (B&P) Code 2190.2, which codifies the aforementioned legislation. 
 

 

Cultural and Linguistic Competency (CLC): The ability and readiness of health care providers and organizations to humbly and respectfully demonstrate, effectively communicate, and tailor delivery of care to patients with diverse values, beliefs, identities and behaviors, in order to meet social, cultural and linguistic needs as they relate to patient health.

Implicit Bias: The attitudes, stereotypes and feelings, either positive or negative, that affect our understanding, actions and decisions without conscious knowledge or control. Implicit bias is a universal phenomenon. When negative, implicit bias often contributes to unequal treatment and disparities in diagnosis, treatment decisions, levels of care and health care outcomes of people based on race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability and other characteristics.

Diversity: Having many different forms, types or ideas; showing variety. Demographic diversity can mean a group composed of people of different genders, races/ethnicities, cultures, religions, physical abilities, sexual orientations or preferences, ages, etc.

Additional resources, tools, and examples can be found at www.cmadocs.org/cme-standards.