Physicians: US disciplinary alert service working

Before state boards could rapidly share  disciplinary actions, a physician who was disciplined in one state could practice for years in another state without detection. Today, 88% of physicians are licensed in two or more states and state board use of a national alert service has greatly reduced these illegal practice relocations. This and other changes are reported in State of the States: Physician Regulation 2007 published by The Federation of State Medical Boards.  Read the report.  The federation has also issued Responding in Times of Need: Katrina and Beyond.