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• Federation of State Medical Boards Takes Interim Steps Toward Maintenance of Licensure Model Policy

To: HEALTH EDITORS Contact: Drew Carlson of the Federation of State Medical Boards, +1-817-868-4043, dcarlson@fsmb.org; or Betsy Parkins, +1-215-747- 7700, bparkins@steegethomson.com, for Federation of State Medical Boards

• U.S. Newswire
• May 05, 2008

• Samuel W. Brown, M.D., Plaintiff, David Neely, Appellant, v. Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States; Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates; and the National Board of Medical Examiners, Defendants-Appellees., 830 F.2d 1429 (7th Cir. 1987)

Bruce H. Bornstein & Alan M. Freedman, Freedman & Bornstein, Chicago, Ill., for appellant. Helen E. Witt, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, Ill., for defend...

• Federal Circuits

• My Computer, My Doctor: A Constitutional Call for Federal Regulation of Cybermedicine

General use of the Internet under this definition encompasses exploration and exploitation of the Internet for consumer health education, patient self-support, and professional medical education and research.6 Issues raised by cybermedicine include the evaluation of the quality of medical information on the Internet, the impact of the Internet on the patient-physician relationship and quality of health care, and the use of global networking for evidence-based medicine.7 These issues are exacerbated by the fact that cybermedicine is a "wholly different and global discipline, which is powerful, efficient and consumer friendly, incorporating individual and cultural wisdom of world experts. The health care industry created three agencies to regulate all e-health websites on the Internet...

... email or online posts to virtual bulletin boards. 17 Cybermedicine and telemedicine together compri... Medical Association (AMA) and the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), offer aid to state...

• American Journal of Law and Medicine
• Vol. 32 Nbr. 4, October 2006

• Samuel W. Brown, M.D., Plaintiff, Intervening Plaintiff-Appellant, v. National Board of Medical Examiners, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, Inc., and Federation of State Medical Boards, Defendants-Appellees., 800 F.2d 168 (7th Cir. 1986)

David E. Neely, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff, intervening plaintiff-appellant. Bruce H. Weitzman, McDermott Will & Emery, Helen E. Witt, Kirland & El...

• Federal Circuits

• Decisions and Orders:

... wrote the prescriptions based on medical records which were sent to him not by the patients... not the case, as even by 2002, multiple States had enacted statutes, promulgated rules, or publis... of internet prescribing, numerous state boards had issued policy statements which made clear that...(RX 9), a policy document issued by the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United. States (FSM...

• FR, October 03, 2011
• Notices
• Drug Enforcement Administration

• Federation of State Medical Boards Offers New Disciplinary Alert Service Which Helps Hospitals and MCOs Monitor Physicians.

Business Editors & Health/Science Writers BIOWIRE2K DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2002 Direct from MedicalNewswire.com - The Federation of S...

• Business Wire
• January 22, 2002

• Pain Medicine 'Mnemonics': How the Use of Memory Aids Can Help Physicians Treat Specific Pain Conditions of Their Patients As Well As Practicing Everyday Pain Management

AAAA - for documentation at clinical visits. The assessment and documentation of pain care throughout the course of treatment is essential, especially if the patient is on opioid therapy. Institutions such as the Federation of State Medical Boards and the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, emphasize in their guidelines the need for documentation. "The four A's" of pain documentation address areas of universal concern and standardize the medical record. Similar to a SOAP note format, one might consider writing each "A" on a separate line in the progress note. Addressing each of the "four A's" at reasonable intervals helps assure documentation reflects an appropriate level of assessment. DDDD - Self-realization of physicians at odds with regulatory environm...

• Culvert Chronicles, The
• August 18, 2009

• Patrick v. Burget, 486 U.S. 94 (1988)

...BURGET ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 86-114... State Health Division, the State Board of Medical Examiners, or the state judiciary reviews - or eve..., Jr., and Joseph Onek; and for the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc....

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Medical Students Tested for People Skills ; Addition to Licensing Exam Assesses Ability to Interact with Patients

Medical students now must demonstrate not only technical proficiency, but also must pass a new nationwide skills test on patient interaction and communication to become a doctor. The Clinical Skills Exam, administered by the National Board of Medical Examiners and the Federation of State Medical Boards, is the latest addition to the Medical Licensing Exam.

• The Washington Times
• June 28, 2004

• Pills a Potent Problem

STEVEN LANE/The Columbian From left, Tiffany Williamson, Shane Gardner and Robert Byrd of the Clark County Sheriffs Office, and Joel Rupley with Clark County collect prescription drugs during a drug take-back program last month at Fishers Landing Transit Center in east Vancouver. Officers took in 179 pounds of controlled substances.

...Washington state has some of the highest rates of abuse in the U.S....The bill directed the five governing boards and commissions for Washington practitioners to ad...Dr. Mimi Pattison, chairwoman of the Medical Quality Assurance Commission, was a member of that... laws in other states and turned to the Federation of State Medical Boards for guidance. Each commiss...

• The Columbian
• November 09, 2011