The Safe Patient Project is a Consumers Union campaign focused on eliminating medical harm, improving FDA oversight of prescription drugs and promoting disclosure laws that give information to consumers about health care safety and quality.
Medical Board of California
Docs on Probation: Over 5,100 Californians’ signatures presented to Medical Board of California
Consumers Union’s Safe Patient Project Director, Lisa McGiffert, presented over 5,100 Californians’ signatures to the Medical Board of California.
Categories: Doctor Accountability
Tags: CA Medical Board, docs on probation, Lisa McGiffert, Marian Hollingsworth, Medical Board of California, Michele Monserratt-Ramos, physician diversion programs, Safe Patient Project
Safe Patient Activist Calls Attention to #DocsOnProbation Campaign in New Op-Ed
Marian Hollingsworth, an invaluable member of our California Safe Patient Network and active with our Docs on Probation campaign, is broadcasting our ongoing fight for patient safety in a new op-ed published by the Sacramento Bee.
Categories: Doctor Accountability
Tags: #Docsonprobation, California Medical Board, California Safe Patient Network, docs on probation, Marian Hollingsworth, MBC, Medical Board of California
“Docs on Probation” Guest Post: We Need Transparency for Doctors
If your doctor was on probation for sexual misconduct with a patient, would you want to know? What about offenses related to drug or alcohol addiction, or gross negligence? Unfortunately, in the state of California, that information is not easy to come by.
Categories: Doctor Accountability
Tags: California Medical Board, California Safe Patient Network, David Serrano Sewell, docs on probation, Marian Hollingsworth, MBC, Medical Board of California, medical boards
Great start for California “Docs on Probation” campaign!
In less than a week since we launched our California online petition to require doctors on probation to inform their patients, we have received 4,700 signatures and our campaign was featured on San Diego’s KGTV news!
Categories: Doctor Accountability
Tags: California Medical Board, Consumers Union, Consumers Union Safe Patient Project, docs on probation, Marian Hollingsworth, Medical Board of California
Our New California “Docs on Probation” campaign fights for patients’ right to know
You have a right to choose whether you want to see a doctor who is on probation, and that’s why we are announcing a campaign aimed at getting the Medical Board of California to require that doctors tell their patients when they are on probation.
Categories: Doctor Accountability
Tags: California Medical Board, California Safe Patient Network, Consumers Union, docs on probation, doctors on probation, MBC, Medical Board of California, medical boards
California Safe Patient activists celebrate progress and testify at Medical Board of California meeting
A week ago, our Consumers Union (CU) Safe Patient Project staff went to sunny California to meet with our network of activists that are working to protect CA patients from medical harm. Find out what we did!
Categories: C. diff, Doctor Accountability, Hospital Infections/ Superbugs, Medical Errors, MRSA
Tags: Alicia Cole, CA Safe Patient Network, California Safe Patient Network, Carole Moss, doctor accountability, MBC, Medical Board of California, Michele Monserratt-Ramos, Nile's Project, Rae Greulich, Tina Minasian, Ty Moss
How to research your doctor’s ratings and record
Where can California consumers go to find information about their doctors? Patient safety advocate Michele Monserratt-Ramos, a member of Consumers Union’s activist network, said consumers should look beyond a doctor’s resume and investigate civil and criminal records, although some important information isn’t available to the public. Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center Director, Dr. John Santa, said to be wary of doctor rating websites that rely on a small sample of patients.
Categories: Doctor Accountability
Tags: Consumer Reports, Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center, Consumers Union, doctor ratings, Dr. John Santa, John Santa, MBC, Medical Board of California, Michele Monserratt-Ramos
California activists urge lawmakers to reform California Medical Board
In March 2013, Consumers Union’s Safe Patient Project organized a small but powerful gathering of eight California consumer advocates in Sacramento to discuss patient safety issues related to California’s medical board sunset review process, hospital infections, and more. One advocate who attended, Alicia Cole, sent a terrific email about the meeting that we decided to post it as a guest blog.
Categories: Doctor Accountability
Tags: Alicia Cole, Alliance for Safety Awareness for Patients, Medical Board of California
California Medical Board videos
CA medical board meetings on YouTube.
Categories: Doctor Accountability
Tags: CA Medical Board, California Medical Board, external, MBC, Medical Board of California
