Public Citizen's Health Research Group: Questionable Doctors table of contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This web site provides aggregate national and state data on doctor discipline. Names of those doctors and their offenses are NOT included on the site. Web sites with such information need to be frequently updated and we cannot do this because of limited staff and resources available to continually monitor the information that we receive from the 51 MD and 14 DO licensing boards and the federal government. This website does provide direct links to the web sites of those boards that have information available on the internet.

Detailed information on specific doctors who have been disciplined is included in the book which can be purchased in regional editions for $20. The book includes disciplinary actions taken against doctors from 1990 through December 1999.

Executive Summary

Recommendations

How to Use This Report

If you are selecting a doctor

If your current doctor is on this list

If you have a complaint about a doctor

If you want to improve medical quality assurance in the state or nation

Introduction

The U.S. "System" of Medical Quality Control

The Magnitude of the Problem of Inadequate Doctor Discipline

The Impact of Substance Abuse

Sexual Abuse or Misconduct

Findings

Public Citizen National Ranking of State Disciplinary Actions

Table A: Ranking of Serious Doctor Disciplinary Actions by State Medical Licensing Boards 1999

Table B: Ranking of States 1991-1999: Serious Disciplinary Actions

Disciplinary Actions from Public Citizen's Database

Table C: Disciplinary Actions by State and Federal Agencies

Types of Disciplinary Actions and Offenses

Table D: Disciplinary Actions Reported to Public Citizen: A Breakdown of the Types of Disciplinary Actions Contained in This Report

Table E: Offenses for which Disciplinary Action was Taken

Table F: Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Doctors Cited for Sexual Abuse of or Sexual Misconduct with a Patient

Table G: Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Doctors Cited for Substandard Care, Incompetence or Negligence

Table H: Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Doctors Cited for Criminal Convictions

Table I: Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Doctors Cited for Misprescribing or Overprescribing Drugs

Table J: Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Doctors Cited for Substance Abuse

Conclusions

Recommendations for Action

Recommendations for the Federal Government

Recommendations for States

Glossary

Addresses of Federal Agencies

References