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Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act

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66:, was medically unnecessary, and that they would have chosen a different doctor had they been aware of the neurosurgeon's history. The initial 2007 act solely targeted physicians, requiring them to complete online profiles to provide consumers in Colorado with relevant information about their medical practitioners. 54:
The legislation is named in memory of Michael Skolnik, a 22-year-old nursing student who endured fatal complications from a surgical procedure performed by Dr. David Wayne Miller, a
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to the public. These disclosures includes a physician's malpractice history, disciplinary actions, and educational background, thereby allowing patients to make
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The scope of the act was broadened in 2010 when the Colorado legislature passed the
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Department of Regulatory Agencies Healthcare Professions Profiling Program
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history. Skolnik's parents asserted that the surgery, to remove a
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Colorado legislation for healthcare professional transparency
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decisions regarding their choice of healthcare provider.
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Michael Skolnik
Colorado
healthcare providers
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neurosurgeon
medical malpractice
brain cyst


"New transparency law takes effect for physicians"
"The Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act of 2010 | Kishinevsky & Raykin"
"Glenwood Springs doctor linked to malpractice bill"
"Michael Skolnik"
"Healthcare Professions Profile Program: The Michael Skolnik Story"
"FINAL PROPOSAL Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act of 2010"
Archived
"DORA Healthcare Professionals Profiling Program"
Department of Regulatory Agencies Healthcare Professions Profiling Program
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Colorado law
United States state health legislation
2010 in American law
2007 in American law
Healthcare in Colorado
Medical malpractice
2010 in Colorado
2007 in Colorado
Medical regulation in the United States

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