Orthopedic Board Certification and Physician Performance: An Analysis of Medical Malpractice, Hospital Disciplinary Action, and State Medical Board Disciplinary Action Rates

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Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH, Laura Dichtel, BS, James R. Kasser, MD, Mark C. Gebhardt, MD, and Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, MS

Dr. Kocher is Associate Director, Division of Sports Medicine, Children's Hospital, and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Ms. Dichtel is Research Associate, Clincal Effectiveness Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Kasser is Chief, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, and John E. Hall Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Gebhardt is Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital, and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Katz is Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH, Laura Dichtel, BS, James R. Kasser, MD, Mark C. Gebhardt, MD, and Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, MS

Dr. Kocher is Associate Director, Division of Sports Medicine, Children's Hospital, and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Ms. Dichtel is Research Associate, Clincal Effectiveness Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Kasser is Chief, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, and John E. Hall Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Gebhardt is Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital, and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Katz is Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH, Laura Dichtel, BS, James R. Kasser, MD, Mark C. Gebhardt, MD, and Jeffrey N. Katz, MD, MS

Dr. Kocher is Associate Director, Division of Sports Medicine, Children's Hospital, and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Ms. Dichtel is Research Associate, Clincal Effectiveness Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Kasser is Chief, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children's Hospital, and John E. Hall Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Gebhardt is Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital, and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Katz is Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Orthopedic Board Certification and Physician Performance: An Analysis of Medical Malpractice, Hospital Disciplinary Action, and State Medical Board Disciplinary Action Rates
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