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Feb. 5: Doctors who err escape penalties

Dozens of doctors have benefited from the state's policy favoring remedy over punishment.

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Photo left: Linda Bruhn said Dr. Patrick Carney botched her tummy tuck, making it look "like a shark has bitten me across the stomach.'' Carney declined to discuss her case.

Minimum standards mean less discipline

Despite lawsuits and loss of surgical privileges, one doctor wasn't suspended until he failed to accept supervision.
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Feb. 6: State fails to offer full disclosure

Minnesota's medical board doesn't provide access to malpractice awards and other records that are readily available in other states.
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Feb. 17: U.S. senators ask for more oversight of medical boards
State panel: Public deserves more information about physician misconduct
Editorial: Medical board fails quality examination

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Has your doctor been disciplined?

A complete list of board actions against licensed physicians in Minnesota since 2000, plus 46 actions taken by other states.
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How doctors were disciplined in Minnesota

Since 2000, the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice substantiated 363 cases involving medical mistakes and misconduct by state-licensed physicians. In...
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Minnesota: Last in discipline

In 2010, Minnesota’s medical board finished last in the nation, with a discipline rate of 1.29 serious actions per 1,000...
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