It’s time for physicians to recognize the inevitable and decide what role we will play in the brave new world of single payer. We simply can no longer remain passive. We must demand a seat at the negotiating table and withhold our services if necessary.
A New Hampshire physician is asking for permission to continue seeing patients after surrendering her medical license. Anna Konopka, MD, 84, said she was forced to give up her license by the state medical board after five complaints were filed against her. The board took issue with Konopka’s...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 11
Hey MSPs, we need to let go of Michael Swango; we have a new poster child for dangerous doctors! His name is Christopher Duntsch, MD. Duntsch was a neurosurgeon who allegedly botched surgeries in the Dallas area in 2012 and 2013, killing or maiming up to 35 patients. How did this happen? How did...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 11
The Appellate Court of Illinois for the Second District (the “Court”) upheld a county court's order requiring a hospital to produce notes authored by its medical staff quality committee (MSQC) liaison pertaining to care administered to a premature infant who died weeks after her birth.