Questionable Doctors Disciplined by State and Federal Governments : Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming (Questionable Doctors Disciplines ... Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming) (Paperback)

~ Sidney Wolfe (Author), Phyllis McCarthy (Author), Alana Bame (Author), Benita Marcus Adler (Author)

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In this regional edition for Alaksa, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming, doctors are named who have had disciplinary action taken against their license. This project, titled 20,125 Questionable Doctors, was designed to assist consumers in making better informed health care choices. The individual doctor listings aid patients in understanding the quality of care they would potentially receive or have already received from a particular practitioner. Find out which doctors have been disciplined and why, how to increase your safety when choosing a doctor, how to file a complaint about a doctor and how to improve your quality of medical care.

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"Patients have a right to know about their doctors - if they have been disciplined for sex offenses, or substance abuse, or incompetence, or anything else. Until the government opens its data bank, our analysis is the best way for them to find out. The most common disciplinary action for even the worst offenses was probation. Some states do little more than slap physicians on the wrist, leaving most questionable doctors free to practice with few if any restrictions." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Public Citizen Group (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582310033
• ISBN-13: 978-1582310039
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,783,320 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat informative, but lacking in details., May 29, 1999

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This review is from: Questionable Doctors Disciplined by State and Federal Governments: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming (Questionable Doctors Disciplines ... Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming) (Paperback)

As a professional, I found the book to be somewhat illuminating. For example, I understood why a colleague in another part of the state insisted that I prescribe certain drugs to a patient who needed them, rathen then him, himself. However, at most parts, the details are far too discrete. This leads to speculation, which is unfair to both the professional and the public. To say that the professional is required to have psychiatric care while practicing medicine without details, opens up all sorts of speculation that could harm the doctor - patient relationship unnecessarily.