A bill before the legislature would significantly increase the fees doctors pay to fund themedical board, which says it hasn't had the budget to carry out its mission properly. It would also mandate new procedures for investigating complaints. Patient advocates say the board, which oversees about...
such numbers are not available for health care organizations, but one may assume that the number of complaints is larger and that many investigations of possible incompetence occur, some resulting in disciplinary action. physician competence assessment is a nascent field in the united states. ...
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has barred a Beverly Hills obstetrician-gynecologist from practicing at its facilities after an investigation into “concerning complaints from patients,” according to a spokesperson. Dr. Barry Brock, a longtime physician who has advertised his low rate of cesarean secti...
CBS News found that since 2015, the California Medical Board received more than 50,000 complaints against doctors, yet they revoked just 201 licenses — a statistic that doesn't surprise active California Medical Board member Eserick "TJ" Watkins. Watkins, who is speaking to media for the firs...
and there was pain with lumbar flexion and extension. Applicant’s treating physician requested authorization for another lumbar spine MRI to evaluate the etiology of applicant’s worsening pain complaints. UR denied authorization for the MRI based on... [LexisNexis Commentary: The IMR reviewer here...
Medical Board of California may opine that a patient who tests positive for marijuana metabolites should be denied pain treatment because such a patient is using an illicit drug, actively abusing drugs, or is drug seeking. As such, a physician’s license to practice medicine may be placed in ...
(CRPS), among other complaints, and is not working. Applicant had previously undergone a caudal epidural objection, and her treating physician requested approval for a repeat epidural injection under fluoroscopy. The request was denied by UR based on the non-MTUS ODG for the treatment of low ...
The California Medical Board allows for Botox to be administered by a physician, aregistered nurseor a physician assistant under a physician's supervision. When in doubt, "Ask your health care professional if they are licensed and trained to administer Botox," the health agency said. ...
Richard Novak, MD is a Stanford physician board certified in anesthesiology and internal medicine.Dr. Novak is an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University, the Medical Director at Waverley Surgery Center in Palo Alto, Califor...
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