Unprofessionalism, sloppiness, and rudeness of surgeons linked to patients’ post-op complications
The patient outcomes of surgeons who had been reported by coworkers for unprofessional behavior were significantly worse [...]
Ethics
Court upholds licensing of applicant with 21 felony convictions
A real estate office employee who applied for a salesperson license won his appeal of the state Real Estate Commission's [...]
Lawyer fingerprinting in this state turns up over 2,200 convictions unknown to state bar.
"A California court rule requiring lawyers to be fingerprinted has turned up more than 6,000 criminal history reports, [...]
Podcast of criminally convicted “Dr. Death” dramatizes flaws in physician regulation
A currently popular podcast known as "Dr. Death" recounts the shocking record of patient harm of neurosurgeon Christopher [...]
RNs’ discipline for salvaging hepatitis C pills reversed over unproven harm
Following the reversal of a disciplinary decision against a physician who participated in the salvage and use of several [...]
Surgeon’s claim that hospital retaliated against him with false report to national data bank okayed to proceed
A physician and chief of surgery who discovered his hospital was filing falsified data about surgery mortality and [...]
Denial of license renewal not subject to time bar
The legal doctrine that prevents agencies from waiting an unreasonable amount of time to bring disciplinary actions does not [...]
Polygraph evidence of dissembling sparks physician’s suspension
A physician with a history of sexual misconduct has had his medical license suspended after failing a polygraph test. Dr. [...]
Can blog posts sidestep traditional ethics rules governing advertising?
Increasing numbers of attorneys are using blogs to post brief articles or comments on a variety of subjects online, the [...]
Minimum-fee policy for licensees violates antitrust law, FTC asserts in complaint
In its first antitrust action against a licensing board since the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case North Carolina State [...]