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From the Office of the Medical Director Category

Apr 28 2023

From the Office of the Medical Director: honoring the obligation to recognize and report child abuse

  Karen Burke, MD  Categories:  From the Office of the Medical Director, MedBoard Matters podcast The month of April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and, as such, an appropriate time to encourage licensees to… Read More…
Oct 29 2021

Death certificates to go fully online as of Jan. 1

 Categories:  Announcements, From the Office of the Medical Director, MedBoard Matters podcast Effective January 1, the state of North Carolina will require all death certificates to be submitted electronically using… Read More…
Jan 2 2020

Telemedicine: Know what you’re signing up for

  Scott G. Kirby, MD  Categories:  From the Office of the Medical Director The Board recently reviewed a case involving the practice of telemedicine by a licensee. It turned out that the… Read More…
Oct 17 2019

Easy money - Work from home (reprinted)

  Scott G. Kirby, MD  Categories:  From the Office of the Medical Director The Board recently reviewed a case involving the practice of telemedicine by a licensee. It turned out that the… Read More…
Aug 8 2019

Celebrating the continued development of the PA profession in North Carolina

  Katharine D. Kovacs, PA-C  Categories:  From the Office of the Medical Director I recently had the opportunity to reunite with six PAs I trained with, a group of women I have now known for more than 40… Read More…
Aug 8 2019

Death comes for all of us - signing death certificates is a public service

  Scott G. Kirby, MD  Categories:  From the Office of the Medical Director To discourage situations where no one will accept responsibility to certify a death, in March NCMB adopted a position… Read More…
Apr 29 2019

Death comes for all of us - signing death certificates is a public service

  Scott G. Kirby, MD  Categories:  From the Office of the Medical Director To discourage situations where no one will accept responsibility to certify a death, in March NCMB adopted a position… Read More…
Aug 16 2016

Seeking help for depression, without fear

  Scott G. Kirby, MD  Categories:  From the Office of the Medical Director ARTICLE SUMMARY • Licensees should not forgo treatment for depression for fear of medical board interference •… Read More…
Nov 13 2015

Responding to “trivial” complaints: Frustrating but necessary

  Scott G. Kirby, MD  Categories:  From the Office of the Medical Director Article summary: • NCMB staff handle about 25 percent of patient complaints per year without the need for a written… Read More…
Aug 27 2015

Treating children of divorce: Obtaining custody documents and setting clear ground rules are key

  Karen Burke, MD  Categories:  From the Office of the Medical Director Currently over 1 million children experience divorce each year and up to 61% of children in this country will experience… Read More…