Updated Online Tool Lets Consumers Look for Information on Licensing, Disciplinary Actions of Providers

The Federation of State Medical Boards has unveiled an updated online tool that allows users to search licensing and state medical board disciplinary action on nearly one million physicians and physician assistants across the U.S. The tool, DocInfo, was released more than a decade ago, but the updated tool aims to be more user-friendly to the general public, according to FSMB.

• "Search Tool Shines Light on Docs' Backgrounds" (Wickline Wallan, MedPage Today, 8/20).