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...shocking about the cases of Lopez, Balasco and Mamay is that their transgressions were ignored or smoothed over by fellow doctors, including those who are directly responsible for policing the profession. Looking the other way is an unfortunate but time-honored tradition within the medical fraternity. Says Dr. Richard Kusserow, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): "We have long had a mystical society of physicians; they protect each other's incompetency from the public...
...major report due to be released next month by the Inspector General's office recommends drawing that net tighter. It calls for more cooperation between state boards and the Federal Government and urges higher medical licensing fees to provide more money for enforcement. Kusserow also favors legal immunity for doctors who report incompetent colleagues. Says he: "They need protection from being sued." Galusha would like to see more pressure on hospitals to inform state boards of any internal disciplinary actions. "There should be civil penalties against hospitals if they do not report," he says. Reformers like Sidney Wolfe...
...Crimson mentor Art Valpey's debut neared in 1948, the veteran Columbia squad, coached by Lou Little and paced by quarterback Gene Rossides and halfback Lou Kusserow, was a solid favorite. The Lions rolled up 26 first downs, a record for the school, and 480 yards gained, but this was not enough. Harvard scored four of the first six times it had the ball, on a 60-yard run, a 16-yard pass after a running play had covered 54 yards, an 18-yard rush after a backfield fumble, and a 36-yard touchdown throw. The score at the half...
...previous high was set in 1948, by Columbia. Art Valpey's first team--flashing black satin pants and a sensational offense--took the Rossides--Kusserow-Nork powerhouse by surprise and upset the Lions...
Little may also remember the last time he brought a favored Columbia team into Soldiers Field. That was in 1948, when the Crimson was inaugurating a new season under a new coach, just as this year. The favored Lions, despite the presence of Gene Rossides andw Lou Kusserow, suffered a stunning 33 to 24 defeat. The spectre of history repeating itself may well occupy a place in Little's thought as he sends his club into action today...