State medical boards: Future challenges for regulation and quality enhancement of medical care

Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-114

  Thompson, James N ^a   Robin, Lisa A ^b  

^a Hayes Group International   (United States)

^b Federation of State Medical Boards ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CREDENTIALING; EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTY BOARDS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859460019     PISSN: 01947648     EISSN: 1521057X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2012.657601     Document Type: Article

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