Iowa physician sanctioned for ‘harmful’ practices for the 3rd time in 16 years

The Iowa Board of Medicine has charged family medicine physician Dorothy Cline-Campbell, DO, with professional incompetency, the third time she’s been sanctioned in 16 years, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Oct. 20. 

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According to the report, the board alleges she practices in a manner that is harmful to the public and charged her with improper management of medical records. She allegedly kept pre-signed prescription pads and had non-physician staffers write prescriptions in her absence. 

The board’s review of more than 50 of Dr. Cline-Campbell’s patient charts revealed examples of incomplete and unsigned medical records, and some had been altered to hide late and missing medical information. The board voted to fine her $1,000 and place her license on probation for five years. 

In 2006, Dr. Cline-Campbell was charged by the board with failing to conform to the minimal standards of medical practice and practicing in a harmful manner, according to the report. In 2009, the board ordered her to complete a competency examination and issued an emergency order suspending her practice, saying the evaluation revealed significant deficiencies. 

The board terminated the probationary period and monitoring in 2016.

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