MBC Seeking Expert Reviewers The Medical Board of California (MBC) is seeking physicians to serve as Expert Reviewers in disciplinary cases. The MBC staff report lists 1) the Medical Board’s usage of expert reviewers by specialty and 2) the specialties in which additional experts are needed. As of July 2016, expert reviewers are needed in the following specialties: Addiction Medicine with additional certification in Family, Internal Medicine or Psychiatry Colon and Rectal Surgery Dermatology Family Medicine Neurological Surgery Neurology OB/Gyn Pathology Pain Medicine Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Pediatric Pulmonology Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Physicians interested in serving as expert reviewers for their specialty can find out more information and apply at the Medical Board website (http://www.mbc.ca.gov/Enforcement/Expert_Reviewer/). Participating physicians are reimbursed $150 per hour for conducting case reviews and oral competency exams, $200 an hour for providing expert testimony, and usual and customary fees for physical or psychiatric exams. For more information about the Expert Reviewer Program, contact the Medical Board at (818) 551-2129. August 15, 2016 General expert reviewers, MBC, Medical Board of California 0 0 Comment Read More »
Job Announcement for the Medical Board of California The Medical Board of California is currently recruiting for Medical Consultants for the San Bernardino and San DiegoDistrict Offices. Please see job announcement for the details on this position. Feel free to contact: Steve Richter, Supervising Investigator; San Bernardino (909) 383-6815 or Steven.Richter@mbc.ca.gov or Eric Ryan, Supervising Investigator, San Diego (858) 467-6837 or Eric.Ryan@mbc.ca.gov. June 9, 2014 General MBC, Medical Consultants, Medical Board of California 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medical board says it is not responsible for 'daily deal marketing cease and desist' letters sent to physicians The Medical Board of California issued a statement last week that it did not author a letter apparently coming from its Discipline Coordination Unit warning physicians to immediately "cease and desist " from conducting any daily deal marketing arrangements with sites such as Groupon, Living Social and Amazon. A number of California physicians have called the medical board stating that they have received these letters dated November 6, 2013, on the medical board’s masthead. These letters are fraudulent and were not generated by the medical board. When the medical board receives any complaint regarding a physician—including the use of daily deal marketing or internet-based coupon sites—the complaints are evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine whether there is a violation of the law. Physicians should, however, use caution when using such sites. While each deal varies, typically the physician agrees to give the coupon company a percentage of the revenue obtained from patients using the coupon (reports suggest as high as 50 percent) in return for the marketing company's promotion of the practice through various types of coupons or "daily deals." Even if patients using such coupons are cash-paying and non-insured, the activity raises significant legal issues for physicians. Accordingly, physicians should act with extreme caution in this area, after obtaining the advice of an attorney experienced in health care fraud and abuse laws. For more information, see CMA On-Call document #0104, "Practice Promotion through Third Party Coupons." On-Call documents are available free to members in CMA's online health law library at www.cmanet.org/cma-on-call. Nonmembers can purchase documents for $2/page. If you receive a cease and desist letter and wish to verify its authenticity, please contact the medical board at (916) 263-2528. December 4, 2013 General Marketing/Advertising, Legal Issues, MBC, Medical Board of California, Professional Development and Licensure 0 0 Comment Read More »
