By Joseph M. Gorrell   The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners, often considered by New Jersey physicians as difficult and unreasonable, has adopted ...

Following is a letter sent this morning by American Academy of Family Physicians Board Chair Ted Epperly, MD, to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Dear Speaker ...

The MCARE Act’s self-reporting requirement increases the chances that the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs will open an investigation file that could potentially lead to a disciplinary action against a professional’s license to practice.

MCARE has raised the profile and responsibilities of the boards and focused them on a new and far more aggressive mission.

Now, when a Pennsylvania physician and HMO are named in a malpractice suit in state court for the negligent provision of medical care, the managed care plan will remain in the case as a co-defendant.