The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, today released “Orthopedics Claims: October Malpractice Risk Review,” the newest edition in a monthly series of specialty-focused analyses designed to support patient safety and clinical risk management.
ach month in 2026, The Doctors Company will explore malpractice risk trends in a different medical specialty, offering evidence-based insights drawn from real claims data to help clinicians and healthcare leaders better understand how patient harm occurs and why negligence allegations arise.
“Orthopedics Claims: October Malpractice Risk Review,” available at thedoctors.com/orthopedicsMRR, brings together three complimentary analyses that highlight key areas of risk within orthopedics practices:
Understanding Malpractice Risk Review in Orthopedics
- Contributing factors to patient harm: Identifies common drivers of orthopedics claims, including technical skill issues such as technical performance, retained foreign bodies, and improperly used equipment.
- Negligence allegations: Analyzes negligence allegations in orthopedics to help practitioners and staff proactively identify and address risk.
- Case summary for delayed diagnosis of surgical-site infection after arthroplasty: Highlights how missed follow-up is a key contributor to malpractice allegations against orthopedics practitioners.
“Malpractice claims provide a powerful lens into how and why patient harm occurs,” said Julie Ritzman, MBA, CPHRM, Senior Vice President, Patient Safety and Risk Management, The Doctors Company, part of TDC Group. “By analyzing orthopedics claims, we can uncover patterns that may be missed in day-to-day practice. These insights help clinicians strengthen communication, sharpen clinical decision-making, and improve care processes—supporting safer care for every patient.”