Massachusetts has a reputation for having one of the most challenging physician license applications in the U.S. The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (“MA Medical Board”) is strict, exacting and concerned about the slightest flaw or inconsistency on your … Read more »
How to Challenge Extrapolation of a Payor Audit
At some point in your professional health career, you might be the recipient of a dreaded post-audit letter like the following from the fictional “PayLess Health Plan”:
Dear Doctor,
Thank you for your cooperation with our recent audit of our … Read more »
Physicians Denied Access to Complaints Against Them
Physicians under investigation are routinely unable to respond to Board of Registration in Medicine inquiries because they are unaware of the charges to which they are required to respond. The denial of copies of complaints and materials related to those … Read more »
Why Does the Board of Medicine Keep Complaints Secret from Accused Physicians?
Physicians under investigation are routinely unable to respond to Board of Registration in Medicine inquiries because they are unaware of the nature and specifics of the charges to which they are required to respond. The denial of copies of complaints … Read more »
The Board of Medicine’s Hospital Resignation ‘Mouse Trap’
Any physician contemplating resignation from a position at a health care facility needs to be aware of a Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine “mouse trap” that can place him or her in professional peril.
Testimony Opposing Amendments to Board of Medicine Regulations
Statement of Andrew L. Hyams, Esq. Concerning Proposed Regulations of the Board of Registration in Medicine 243 CMR 2.00 Governing Licensing Provisions and the Practice of Medicine, April 14, 2010
I was the Board’s General Counsel from 1985 to 1990. … Read more »