Concierge Care: State Fines MD Who Wasn't Up-Front About Certification
Massachusetts concierge physician gets burned for medical record maintenance
If you're running a concierge practice, you had better save those records.
A Massachusetts physician who owns a concierge practice was hit with a $2,500 fine in January for failing to keep a patient's records for seven years. The patient requested her medical records, but the physician was unable to provide them, prompting a charge from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine that the physician did not follow board regulations in medical records maintenance.
In addition, the physician claimed to be board-certified, even though his certification had expired...
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