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New Measures Crack Down on Doctors
by Fred Mogul
NEW YORK, NY May 15, 2008 —Governor Paterson has announced a series of measures to increase oversight of the medical establishment. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more.
Under the proposed law, the Office for Professional Medical Conduct would be expected to monitor doctors more aggressively.
Health plans and insurers would be required to inform officials when physicians are dropped for reasons related to impairment or misconduct, and the courts would have to report criminal convictions.
The Health Department would also be expected tell the public about public health threats that emerge from investigations.
The proposal was partly prompted by the case of Long Island doctor who allegedly dipped syringes more than once into vials of medicine, infecting at least 1 person with hepatitis.
For WNYC, I’m Fred Mogul.
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