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The Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act is a state law in the U.S. state of Colorado, initially enacted in 2007 with an extension passed in 2010. The act mandates the disclosure of specific information by healthcare providers to the public.
Seven-year old Michael Skolnik is up to his usual tricks, but this time, he is armed with a convenient little alibi called April Fool’s Day. The mischievous child is slowly creeping up behind his unsuspecting mother… when all of a sudden, crack!
Nov 18, 2019 · The Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act of 2010 came about after Michael Skolnik, a 22 year old nursing student, died as a result of a medical error during neurosurgery. During a CT scan, it was discovered that Michael had a three millimeter spot on his brain.
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The purpose of this section is to provide transparency to the public regarding the competency of persons engaged in the practice of certain health-care professions in this state to assist citizens in making informed health-care decisions.
- The Doctors: Pressure on Doctors to Meet Quotas
- The Drs: Dr. Philip Levitt & Rosemary Gibson The Treatment Trap
- The Doctors: Michael J. Skolnik Story
- Patty Skolnik: Citizens For Patient Safety & Michael Skolnik Transparency Act
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In America, we spend 2.5 trillion dollars on health care. However, much of that spending is unnecessary, which has been a little-known secret – until now. Dr. Travis Stork and his guest, Dr. Martin Makary, have been exposing some of the shocking realities of the health care system. Dr. Travis and Dr. Makary revealed that many doctors are forced int...
For more on this subject, Dr. Travis turned to retired neurosurgeon Dr. Philip Levitt. During his career, Dr. Levitt witnessed many instances of over-treatment each and every day. He even knew of a young doctor who was offered a large sum of money in order to perform more chemotherapy on cancer patients. Dr. Travis also spoke with Rosemary Gibson v...
Dr. Travis and Dr. Makary then spoke with Patty Skolnik, who shared her family’s heart-breaking true story. Her son, Michael J. Skolnik, was a happy, healthy, 22-year-old, until one day when he suddenly lost consciousness. Several tests showed that Michael had a colloid cyst on his brain, and the Skolniks were told that surgery was necessary to sav...
Patty has founded the Citizens For Patient Safety and also worked to pass the Michael Skolnik Transparency Act in Colorado. The purpose of this act was to provide people with proper tools for researching their health care providers, from chiropractors to surgeons and everything in between. Learn more about Patty Skolnik and the important measures s...
Patty Skolnik, whose son died after a botched surgery, shares her story and advocates for the Michael Skolnik Transparency Act, which aims to provide patients with information on doctors' performance. The Doctors also expose the shocking reality of doctor quotas and over-treatment in the health care system.
The law that created the Healthcare Professions Profile Program (HPPP) was championed by Patty Skolnik, a mother whose tragic loss of her only son led her to advocate for greater transparency and disclosure by healthcare providers and the improvement of patient/provider relationships.
(II) The purpose of this section is to provide transparency to the public regarding the competency of persons engaged in the practice of certain health-care professions in this state to assist...
