Granting of a state medical license is seen by many as a government's endorsement of a practitioner’s competence. However, in most states, the...Read More »
Once the OPPE/FPPE program is fully designed and implemented, an oversight committee must ensure that the various steps of the process occur as...Read More »
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (the “Court”) dismissed a physician’s claims of breach of contract and defamation...Read More »
Compared to white patients, Black patients are 42% more likely to die following high-risk surgery and Hispanic patients are 21% more likely to die...Read More »
September was National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, with September 17 being designated annually as National Physician Suicide Awareness...Read More »
A Massachusetts man has been charged with unauthorized practice of medicine and unauthorized practice of dentistry after running a dentist office...Read More »
The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (the “Court”) ordered a National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) report submitted...Read More »
Christopher Daniel Duntsch, a former American neurosurgeon nicknamed “Dr. Death,” is serving a life sentence after being accused of injuring as...Read More »
When the medical staff asks a department chair to assign physician proctors for a newly appointed medical staff member, he or she should delegate...Read More »
