11th Circuit panel issues third decision on MD advice on firearms April 14, 2016 Florida's curbs on doctors' discussions of guns with their patients became yet more complicated December 14. That day, a [...]
Court rebukes board for publicizing doctor’s confidential info February 11, 2016 The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland overturned a set of sanctions and, indirectly, a default decision, against the [...]
$9.95 per discipline search? Free is better, says public interest group May 4, 2015 Investigative journalists at the New York-based organization ProPublica announced in January the online publication of two [...]
No licensee “right to know” all details of investigation March 10, 2015 A sanctioned physician did not have a right to board emails, phone records, and other information pertaining to his [...]
Indiana fines revoked dentist for dumping patient records January 30, 2015 A former dentist, Joseph Beck, whose license was revoked by the Indiana Board of Dentistry in 2011, became embroiled in more [...]
16 MD & RN boards slack in disclosing misconduct January 26, 2015 Disclosure of misconduct committed by doctors and nurses is an important issue concerning medical safety. And while some [...]
Board may fine or revoke doctors for talking about gun safety August 12, 2014 Florida physicians are barred from discussing gun safety with their patients, and the state medical board may revoke their [...]
Social Security number requirement stands August 1, 2014 Providing a Social Security number (SSN) has been required for new attorneys in Maryland since at least the early 1980s. But [...]
Board adds hurdles to access discipline data July 18, 2014 Oregon dentists earlier this year approached the state legislature about shrouding details of disciplinary actions against [...]
“Patient privacy” no defense for doctor charged with illicit prescribing July 17, 2014 Board investigators did not violate patient privacy when they used a state prescription database to gather evidence against [...]