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PlainDiscipline is an independent data-journalism portal that examines physician disciplinary actions using public government data. The portal's content is compiled by our editorial process from official source data to ensure accuracy and reliability. The team does not accept payment from entities it covers to maintain editorial independence.
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plaindiscipline is a data-journalism publisher: we compile public datasets, verify them against their official sources, and present them in plain language. Editorial standards, sourcing, and how we handle corrections are described on our about and methodology pages.