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State medical boards disciplining more docs
State medical boards punished 6.8 percent more dangerous doctors last year, with disciplinary actions rising from 5,652 in 2010 to 6,034 actions in 2011, according to a new report from the Federation of State Medical Boards.
Medical 'gag order' company sued over mutual privacy agreements
Medical Justice Services Inc., a company that claims to protect the interest of physicians, abruptly has stopped selling or recommending its "mutual privacy agreements" following a class-action
Tort reform a 'failed experiment,' increases Medicare spending
Despite popular belief, placing medical liability caps on states may not curb healthcare costs, according to yesterday's report by advocacy group Public Citizen. Called "a failed experiment,"
HHS: Doctor malpractice, disciplinary data no longer public
While the healthcare industry promotes enhanced transparency, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is taking a step in the other direction, shutting down the once-public National
Medical board lacks resources to punish dangerous docs
Earlier this year, consumer advocacy group Public Citizen called for the Department of Health & Human Services to investigate state medical boards for failing to punish doctors with serious
Watchdog group ranks the best, worst states for disciplining doctors
The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice has done the worst job of disciplining doctors in the nation, while Louisiana's board has done the best, according to Public Citizen's annual ranking of state
State med boards not punishing dangerous docs
State medical boards have failed to discipline 55 percent of the nation's doctors who had their clinical privileges revoked or restricted by the hospitals where they worked, according to a report
Consumer group says 10 basic safety reforms could save $35B/year
Consumer group Public Citizen has released a list of 10 basic patient safety reforms it says could save 85,000 lives and $35 billion per year if implemented. In a new report, Public Citizen analyzes
Study: Hospitals 'dropped the ball' on disciplining doctors
Despite its being in existence for more than 17 years, nearly half of hospitals have never submitted a single doctors name to a federal database that collects information on hospital disciplinary
Minnesota ranks last when disciplining doctors, Public Citizen says
Well, don't say you weren't warned. As per its tradition, Public Citizen has taken the data just released from the group representing state boards of medicine and immediately given it a spin of its
