Articles Tagged With: board-certified
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Perioperative Practice Patterns in the Surgical Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
Board-certified urogynecologists had higher surgical volumes of stress incontinence surgeries, were more likely to perform perioperative tasks, and had lower readmission rates compared with non-urogynecologists performing anti-incontinence procedures.
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Jury Awards Woman $13 Million After Botched Cosmetic Surgery
A significant portion of the patient’s case centered not on the botched medical procedure, but on the lack of clear warnings given to the patient and lack of informed consent obtained by the physician and her team.
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Hospitals Could Face Legal Exposure if EPs Are Not Board-Certified
In 2005, there were about 22,000 emergency medicine board-certified emergency physicians in the United States. However, investigators estimated 40,030 emergency physicians would be needed to staff all 4,828 EDs. For years, there was not much additional research in this area. Recently, a group of investigators decided to conduct another analysis and update the data.