A patient or colleague's complaint about physician to a Medical Board is more serious than most licensed health care professionals may realize. DeCotiis, FitzPatrick & Cole's health care attorneys help individual health care professionals fend off allegations put before licensing boards, and allow doctors, nurses and other members of the health care workforce get back to what they do best - keeping families healthy.
Recently, a DeCotiis client, who happens to no longer actively practice clinical medicine, received a letter from the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners concerning a complaint filed against her. As a result of the complaint, the physician was faced with potential disciplinary action against her by the N.J. Board of Medical Examiners.
Susan Fruchtman, a partner at the DeCotiis firm and member of the health care practice, quickly clarified the physician's situation to the Medical Board, which, in turn, quickly dismissed its investigative inquiry against the physician. In Fruchtman's letter to the Board, she offered a timeline of when the accused physician stopped practicing clinical medicine, why the doctor's practice of clinical medicine was no longer feasible, and pointed out why the discrepancy between her former practice of clinical medicine and her current practice of administrative medicine led to a misunderstanding that she was not practicing medicine. Now Fruchtman's client is back to work as an administrative physician.
If you or someone you know faces any type of complaint from the New Jersey Medical Board, whether it be in the investigative stage or formal disciplinary charges, it is critical to promptly obtain legal counsel. For more information on DeCotiis' health care practice, please call Joseph DeCotiis, Managing Partner at 201-907-5203.