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Protecting Patients From Physicians Who Inflict Harm: New Legal Resources For State Medical Boards, Elizabeth Pendo, Tristan Mcintosh, Heidi A. Walsh, Kari Baldwin, James M. Dubois Jan 2021

Protecting Patients From Physicians Who Inflict Harm: New Legal Resources For State Medical Boards, Elizabeth Pendo, Tristan Mcintosh, Heidi A. Walsh, Kari Baldwin, James M. Dubois

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

State medical boards (SMBs) protect the public by ensuring that physicians uphold appropriate standards of care and ethical practice. Despite this clear purpose, egregious types of wrongdoing by physicians are alarmingly frequent, harmful, and under-reported. Even when egregious wrongdoing is reported to SMBs, it is unclear why SMBs sometimes fail to promptly remove seriously offending physicians from practice. Legal and policy tools that are targeted, well-informed, and actionable are urgently needed to help SMBs more effectively protect patients from egregious wrongdoing by physicians.

Past reviews of SMB performance have identified features of SMBs associated with higher rates of severe disciplinary …


The Impact Of Disability: A Comparative Approach To Medical Resource Allocation In Public Health Emergencies, Katie Hanschke, Leslie E. Wolf, Wendy F. Hensel Jan 2015

The Impact Of Disability: A Comparative Approach To Medical Resource Allocation In Public Health Emergencies, Katie Hanschke, Leslie E. Wolf, Wendy F. Hensel

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Disability Cultural Competence In The Medical Profession, Mary Crossley Jan 2015

Disability Cultural Competence In The Medical Profession, Mary Crossley

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Mobile Medical App Regulation: Preventing A Pandemic Of “Mobilechondriacs”, Nathaniel R. Carroll Jan 2014

Mobile Medical App Regulation: Preventing A Pandemic Of “Mobilechondriacs”, Nathaniel R. Carroll

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No abstract provided.


Fatal Medical Negligence And Missouri’S Perverse Incentive, Daniel J. Sheffner Jan 2013

Fatal Medical Negligence And Missouri’S Perverse Incentive, Daniel J. Sheffner

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Skeletons In The Family Medical Closet: Access Of Personal Representatives To Interoperable Medical Records, Leslie P. Francis Jan 2011

Skeletons In The Family Medical Closet: Access Of Personal Representatives To Interoperable Medical Records, Leslie P. Francis

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


“Incredible [Accreditable] India”: Trends In Hospital Accreditation Coexistent With The Growth Of Medical Tourism In India, Elizabeth Gluck Jan 2008

“Incredible [Accreditable] India”: Trends In Hospital Accreditation Coexistent With The Growth Of Medical Tourism In India, Elizabeth Gluck

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.