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Oct 08 2017

California Medical Board website ranks first in nation by Consumers Union

By Joe Rose Blog, Medicine, National Practitioner Data Bank

State agency websites don't strive for superior turning ability, extra shine, or spin cycle speed. But anyone who's consulted Consumer Reports to compare vacuum cleaners or hybrid cars will recognize the red- and black-dotted rating system the publisher adopted in its recent ratings of state medical board websites. A Survey…

Aug 02 2017

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Court overturns revocation of medical license following misdemeanor conviction

By Joe Rose Blog, Medicine

flickr | Hazma Butt An appellate court in California overturned a license revocation issued to a doctor who had accepted several thousand dollars in disability insurance while working for another employer (Pirouzian v. Superior Court; Medical Board of California, Real Party in Interest). In its June 29, 2016, decision, the…

Apr 05 2016

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Medical board may not subpoena patient’s medical records while investigating psychotherapist’s alleged sexual misconduct absent compelling justification

By Joe Rose Medicine No Comments

The California Medical Board, through Executive Director Kimberly Kirchmeyer, investigated Dr. Geoffrey Phillips, a licensed psychiatrist, based on an allegation that he had a sexual relationship with one of his patients, A.M. After her therapy with Dr. Phillips ended, A.M. divorced her husband, S.M. S.M. then filed a complaint with…

Apr 01 2016

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Elder Abuse liability may be premised on hospital’s knowing pattern of understaffing in violation of regulations

By Joe Rose Medicine, Nursing No Comments

Plaintiffs’ operative complaint alleged that decedent George Fenimore, Jr., suffered from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, was prone to wandering away from home, and had begun to suffer an increased number of falls, leading his family to admit him to a local hospital. He was transferred from that hospital to Resnick…

Feb 14 2016

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$40-per-exam Teladoc wins federal injunction against strict medical board curbs on telemedicine

By Joe Rose Blog, Medicine

Physicians would suffer irreparable harm if forced to comply with new Texas rules requiring face-to-face physical examination of patients prior to prescription of any dangerous drug or controlled substance, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas held May 29 (Teladoc, Inc. v. Texas Medical Board). The ruling,…

Aug 12 2015

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Fired medical board director won’t get legal fees covered

By Joe Rose Blog, Medicine, National Practitioner Data Bank

The Arizona state attorney general's office denied a request by the state's former medical board director to pay legal fees she incurred from a high-profile 2013 investigation by the state ombudsman. In a scathing report last October, the ombudsman found that both the director and deputy director ordered state employees…

Mar 28 2012

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Unsolicited Receiving of Sexual Favors is Still Sexual Misconduct

By Joe Rose Behavioral Health, Emergency Medical Services, Medicine, Nursing

A finding that a physician committed professional misconduct by engaging in sexual relations with a patient did not require that the physician instigate or return sexual favors, the Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, said in an August 31 ruling (William Joseph Roy, Jr., v. The Superior Court…

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California Medical Board website ranks first in nation by Consumers Union

Court overturns revocation of medical license following misdemeanor conviction

Medical board may not subpoena patient’s medical records while investigating psychotherapist’s alleged sexual misconduct absent compelling justification

Elder Abuse liability may be premised on hospital’s knowing pattern of understaffing in violation of regulations

$40-per-exam Teladoc wins federal injunction against strict medical board curbs on telemedicine

Fired medical board director won’t get legal fees covered

Unsolicited Receiving of Sexual Favors is Still Sexual Misconduct

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California Medical Board website ranks first in nation by Consumers Union

Court overturns revocation of medical license following misdemeanor conviction

Medical board may not subpoena patient’s medical records while investigating psychotherapist’s alleged sexual misconduct absent compelling justification

Elder Abuse liability may be premised on hospital’s knowing pattern of understaffing in violation of regulations

$40-per-exam Teladoc wins federal injunction against strict medical board curbs on telemedicine

Fired medical board director won’t get legal fees covered

Unsolicited Receiving of Sexual Favors is Still Sexual Misconduct

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