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What information should be made public?

By Ben Glass

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The North Carolina Medical Board is looking at how detailed information should be reported and what the public should be told concerning the records of doctors', including medical malpractice judgments.

Some information about providers was detailed by a law enacted last August to be posted on the Web site of the medical board, but other information was not specified how to be handled.

Since 2001 any charges and allegations against doctors, as well as disciplinary action taken by the board, has been posted. Rules are being proposed now which would include medical malpractice judgments over a seven-year period.

According to Dr. Janelle Rhyne, board president, the goal is to better serve the public, rather than harm doctors.

However, opponents of the proposed rules say claims are settled for many reasons, including business decisions by an insurance carrier.

The North Carolina Medical Society is not opposed to malpractice judgments and settlements being posted, but wants only those resulting in public disciplinary action to be posted.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Ben Glass

Full post as published by Northern Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer on June 15, 2008 (boomark / email).