State Medical Boards Disciplined Six Percent More Physicians in 2009 Than in 2008

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News In 2009, state medical boards imposed 5,721 actions against physicians, 342 more than in 2008, representing a six percent increase. Medical boards in New Hampshire and South Dakota both increased disciplinary actions from seven in 2008 to 16 in 2009. The rate was also up in Nebraska, from 32 in 2008 to 69 in 2009. The discipline rates decreased the most in Florida—38 fewer disciplinary actions imposed by the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine—and in South Carolina—36 fewer disciplinary actions imposed by the South Carolina Board of . . .