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| How to interpret the information provided in the Doctor4care Physician QuickCheck Report: |
- Most information contained in the find Doctor Search is obtained from physicians through our annual survey.
- The College cannot guarantee that a doctor will be accepting new patients. Please Call-Doctor's-office directly to confirm so the responsibility move to patient to find doctor.
- Most specialists require a referral from your family physician to make an appointment.
- This service cannot tell you whether a physician performs a particular procedure or has expertise in a particular area.
- In some communities, there are no doctors currently accepting new patients. In this case, you may wish to widen your search to neighbouring communities.
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| Demographic: |
| Where the physician's practice is located, with contact information. This information may be important to you if you need to depend on transportation or you have difficulty with mobility. You might call the physicians office If you have questions about location, access, health plan coverage, appointments and other information that may be helpful to you. |
| Gender: |
| We identify gender if possible. Gender is important to some patient's selection of a physician or surgeon. |
| Educational Information: |
| Every medical doctor licensed in the United States must complete 4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school, and 3 to 8 years of internship and residency, depending on the specialty selected. A few medical schools now offer a combined undergraduate and medical school program that lasts 6 years rather than the usual 8 years. We provide the medical school from which the physician graduated. |
| Professional & Postgraduate Training: |
| Postgraduate training prepares physicians for the independent practice of medicine in a specialty. This training may include an internship, residency program and fellowship. Most States require U.S. medical school graduates to complete one year of postgraduate training. International-medical-graduates must complete two years of postgraduate training. This section will list, in part or in whole, where the physician did his or her residency training, internship and fellowship if available. |
| Date of Graduation from Medical School: |
| The date the physician graduated may be important to you as it will provide a reasonable reference as to the time the physician has been practicing medicine. This time would be inclusive of internship and residency programs. |
| Area of Specialty: |
| The area of medicine the physician specializes in. There are 24 different specialties approved by ABMS and many subspecialties. Specialists are physicians that have had further training and who have met additional requirements. The training of a specialist begins when the physician receives their degree from medical school. Each physician that pursues a specialty spends time working under the supervision of an experienced specialist. The American Board of Medical Specialties has defined the purpose of certification as providing "assurance to the public that a certified medical specialist has successfully completed an approved educational program and an evaluation, including an examination process designed to assess the knowledge, experience and skills requisite to the provision of high quality patient care in that specialty". |
| Certification: |
| A board certified physician has additional training in that medical specialty and/or has passed special exams to prove their competence in the specialty. Most Boards of Registration in the medical community recognize certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) for medical doctors (MDs), and certification by American Osteopathic Association (AOA) for osteopathic doctors (DOs). The ABMS (American Board of Medical Specialties) is a national organization that tests physicians in their specialty. The ABMS also sets standards for additional training for specialties. Physicians who meet these additional requirements are board certified by the ABMS. |
| Disciplinary Actions: |
| UCHC obtains data from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) which lists individuals who have been excluded from participating in federally funded healthcare programs. This is known as an exclusion or sanction. There are several reasons for exclusion, including: |
- conviction relating to fraud
- misdemeanor conviction relating to controlled substances
- license revocation by the State Medical Board
- surrender of a medical license while formal disciplinary actions are proceeding
- any exclusion from any federal or state health programs
- claims for excessive charges, fraud, or kickbacks
- failure to report required information to various state and or government agencies
- failure to grant immediate access for various inspections
- failure to take corrective action on issues found during inspections
- default of health education loans or scholarship obligations
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| We collect State Medical Board disciplinary data, if it is available. Disciplinary actions from State-Medical-Boards reflect the last 5 years of data. We do not report on malpractice claims. If criminal convictions are available we will report them. |
