Friday, September 12, 2008

MedMal stats online

By Joseph D. Coletti

Categories: Medical Malpractice, North Carolina

The Winston-Salem (NC) Journal has an editorial today supporting the N.C. Medical Board's decision to post "medical malpractice payments of more than $25,000 made by physicians and physician assistants after Oct. 1, 2007. Also available will be information related to any criminal convictions of the doctor or assistant and any disciplinary actions taken against them by the medical board here or in another state."

We can hope this will help patients make more informed decisions and start defining the problem for future attempts at reform.