What is LifeGuard®?
Why LifeGuard®?
What is LifeGuard?
LifeGuard is a nationally recognized program that addresses clinical competency assessment needs for physicians and other health care professionals.
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We provide comprehensive assessment services and recommendations for remediation that are tailored to the individual needs of each participant.
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Through carefully customized evaluation programs, we facilitate higher performing physicians and promote patient safety to ensure complete clinical competence.
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LifeGuard is not associated with any health system and works with a team of independent, actively practicing evaluators to fairly evaluate our participants.
Why Choose LifeGuard?
When an event arises wherein a physician's medical knowledge, clinical skills, or health status are called into question, LifeGuard is a resource for:
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State boards of medicine
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Hospital & health systems
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Physician group practices
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Health care attorneys
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Physicians
LifeGuard is also available as a resource for physicians looking to re-enter active medical practice after an extended absence, to transition into being a retired physician (PA physicians only), or to become re-eligible for board certification for Emergency Medicine.
LifeGuard's programs, inclusive of recommended remediation services when applicable, are uniquely tailored to the individual's needs and specialty.
Relationship to Licensing Board
LifeGuard serves as a referral source for state licensing boards for physicians and physicians assistants who are seeking to re-enter practice or for those who are seeking reinstatement of a medical license after a disciplinary action.