PHOENIX — A new report says it’s taking too long for the state board responsible for regulating doctors to deal with complaints.
The study of the Arizona Medical Board performed for the state by the accounting firm of Walker and Armstrong found more than three-fourths of complaints were not resolved within six months. That is the amount of time the state Auditor General’s Office, which commissioned the new examination, says it should take health regulatory boards like this one to investigate and resolve complaints.
What makes that critical, according to the report, is the harm that can occur to patients if doctors are not properly regulated.
