Medical boards step up disciplinary actions
Effective May 25, 2012
Published Aug 1, 2012
The number of doctors who were punished by their state medical boards increased 6.8% between 2010 and 2011, with significant increases in high-population states such as Florida, California, Ohio, and Texas, according to the latest annual summary from the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
The number of disciplinary actions of all types rose from 5,652 to 6,025. These actions include the most severe penalties, in which a physician loses the license to practice or loses certain privileges, to less severe or "non-prejudicial" actions or public reprimands.
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