PHYSICIAN PERFORMANCE: Debate Over Making Records Public Rages On
While the search for disciplinary records on physicians can be a long, arduous trek for consumers, you don't have to go far to find a debate between consumer advocates and organized medicine over what should and should not be made available to the public. California Healthline's Stephen Robitaille looks at the value of data that is available to consumers today -- and the tussles over the future release of additional information.
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