Even doctors want stricter oversight

doctorwithpatient1.jpgThe Legislature should follow the recommendation of the Kansas Medical Society and make it easier for the state Board of Healing Arts to discipline doctors after one case of negligence. As it is, there must be three confirmed offenses before the board can suspend a doctor’s license. The board needs to respect the due-process rights of doctors, but flagrant abuses need immediate action.

3 Comments

  1. Mary Caruso
    Posted March 20, 2008 at 9:59 am | Permalink

    It about time the medical community start holding their own to stricter standards of practice and consequences for not following them.

  2. Ben
    Posted March 20, 2008 at 10:01 am | Permalink

    One concern that I have is that it appears a DR can get his license yanked in one state and just go to another state and set up shop. It seems that there needs to be better interstate monitoring of DR performance.

    Much is said about medical malpractice insurance rates and much condemnation of lawyers involved. However, it seems to me that we also need to be paying attention to real medical malpractice out there.

    Most DRs are wonderful honorable professionals. However, their reputation can be tarnished by the few.

  3. parkay
    Posted March 20, 2008 at 3:05 pm | Permalink

    Look up blinders in the dictionary, and you will see a picture of a Kansas BOHA member.

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    Interestingly, this was on CNN last week….

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    I enjoyed reading your blog. It is so interesting reading other peoples personal take on a subject….