Surgeon’s claim that hospital retaliated against him with false report to national data bank okayed to proceed
A physician and chief of surgery who discovered his hospital was filing falsified data about surgery mortality and [...]
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Polygraph evidence of dissembling sparks physician’s suspension
A physician with a history of sexual misconduct has had his medical license suspended after failing a polygraph test. Dr. [...]
Board may probe MD’s prescribing records without violating patients’ privacy
Although patients have a limited privacy expectation in the prescription information contained in the state’s [...]
Is the Internet making occupational regulation obsolete?
An online portal like Angie’s List could take the place of professional licensing, at least in certain fields, if a [...]
Agent selling property had affirmative duty to verify boundaries
Credit: www.flickr.com/photos/26681132@N04/ A real estate agent who sold a property that both she and the purchaser [...]
Minimum-fee policy for licensees violates antitrust law, FTC asserts in complaint
In its first antitrust action against a licensing board since the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case North Carolina State [...]
Chiropractor properly sanctioned for using “Neurologist” in job title
The Mississippi chiropractic board disciplined a licensee for labeling himself as a “chiropractic neurologist,” [...]
Law restricting advertising of specialties held unconstitutional
A Texas law that restricts dentists from advertising as specialists unless their specialty is one of nine approved by the [...]
Hearing ordered to decide if “PsyA” title use deceives public
The Court of Appeals of Oregon, in an April 18 decision, reversed a board decision to discipline a psychologist associate [...]
“Operation wrong number” nets unlicensed contractors
Investigators in Flagler County, Florida arrested 5 individuals for cold calling to offer contracting work without being [...]