A Los Angeles Times story Oct. 23 detailed Levy's crusade to change reporting rules for medical malpractice arbitration awards -- most of which involve Kaiser because of the HMO's size and its policy of requiring patients to arbitrate disputes. This prompted Figueroa to ask the medical board to reexamine the Libitsky case.
Thornton wrote Levy again Wednesday to say he had concluded that all doctors involved in the arbitration report should have been reported to the board by Kaiser.
"Kaiser has been informed of my findings and notified that all six physicians will be placed on the board's public disclosure screens," he wrote.
Thornton, who was not available for comment Monday, also wrote a letter to Kaiser Permanente asking the HMO to include a copy of the arbitrators' findings in reporting future awards so board investigators could decide for themselves which doctors should have black marks placed on their records.
By late Monday, only four of the six doctors were reported on the medical board's website, www.medbd.ca.gov, but a spokeswoman said all six would be named by week's end.
"I'm so glad that finally something is being done," Levy said. "I want to see it through for Robyn."
