State Medical Board Disciplinary Actions Against Physicians Rise 6% in 2009
In its annual report, the Federation of State Medical Boards reported a 6% jump in disciplinary actions taken against physicians in 2009, compared to only a 1% increase in 2008. The 75-page report provides a summary of the 5,721 disciplinary actions instituted by 70 medical and osteopathic boards--an increase of 342 actions from the prior year.
The medical boards of Nebraska, New Hampshire and South Dakota more than doubled their disciplinary actions, while the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine and the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners had the greatest reduction in disciplinary actions, reducing their number by 38 and 36, respectively.
