Texas Medical Board Released Private Records
When a West Texas sheriff criminally charged a nurse who reported an unethical doctor to the Texas Medical Board, it sent shockwaves through the nation’s nursing community. But nurse Anne Mitchell’s acquittal on Thursday has done little to calm the furor.
Uncertainty remains over how a sheriff essentially hoodwinked the Texas Medical Board (TMB) into turning over confidential complaint records — and whether the risk of charges will stop nurses and patients from reporting doctors in the future.
"The safety net has really been taken away by what happened here," says Colleen Carboy, a Dallas-area nurse and attorney. “Now ...
Comments (2)
LeeTilson
This story is about silence. The silence the bullies in Kermit, Texas, wanted to impose on the nurses. More troubling is that with the exception of the nurses associations, organized medicine offered no support for these nurse. Their support was silent.
This is a powerful message. If we care about safe medical care, this silence must stop.
Lee Tilson
www.rethinkingpatientsafety.com
Gary Packwood
I am just a little confused with the role of the Sheriff in this case.
Isn't the DA responsible for 'criminally charging' someone if there is probable cause?
Looks to me like the nurse has a grievance with Due Process across several venues.
The Innocence Project needs to put this case on their radar.
::
GP