The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) rules continue to be challenging for many health care providers to meet.Problems with staff members who are poorly trained, simply unethical or inclined to gossip and technological issues as more...
What are ethics violations in medicine?
What exactly are medical ethics?It all goes back to the Hippocratic Oath that doctors take -- which holds them to a high standard of ethics and a moral code. Sometimes, that can be tough standard to meet and a physician makes an all-too-human mistake. Other times,...
Plead your case to California’s Bar Court by explaining your acts
The phrase "a crime of moral turpitude" is so vague that it's at once all-encompassing and somewhat meaningless.That presents a huge problem for attorneys who've slipped up, made a mistake and now find themselves facing the California State Bar Court. What one person...
When you and your patient are at odds: Get help quickly
Two different people can see the same events through wildly different points of view -- which, unfortunately, can lead up to charges of ethical violations or professional misconduct.For example, a California psychiatrist, who has been in practice since 1978, now...
What can cause you to lose your medical license in California?
Physicians often wonder what type of behaviors can result in them being disciplined by the Medical Board of California. There are a few common reasons this might occur.A doctor that has been accused of gross negligence may risk losing his or her medical license. A...
How the California Bar carries out moral character determinations
In California, under Section 6060 of the Business and Professions Code, it's necessary for the Bar Examiner Committee to deem someone of good moral character in order for them to be allowed to practice law in the state. They evaluate an individual's moral fitness...