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State medical boards disciplining more docs
State medical boards punished 6.8 percent more dangerous doctors last year, with disciplinary actions rising from 5,652 in 2010 to 6,034 actions in 2011, according to a new report from the Federation of State Medical Boards.
State medical board fails to discipline, disclose bad docs
The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice has done the worst job of disciplining doctors in the nation , according to Public Citizen's 2011 ranking of state medical boards. But not much has changed, as
Medical board lacks resources to punish dangerous docs
Earlier this year, consumer advocacy group Public Citizen called for the Department of Health & Human Services to investigate state medical boards for failing to punish doctors with serious
Watchdog group ranks the best, worst states for disciplining doctors
The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice has done the worst job of disciplining doctors in the nation, while Louisiana's board has done the best, according to Public Citizen's annual ranking of state
