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Aug 02 2017

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,…

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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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

Unsolicited Receiving of Sexual Favors is Still Sexual Misconduct

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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

Unsolicited Receiving of Sexual Favors is Still Sexual Misconduct

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