December 14, 2007 1:49PM 

# Medical Guild Busts Doc for Attempted Quality Competition 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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According to *[The Austin-American Statesman](http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/12/08/1208docs.html)*:

> \[A\]n Austin doctor \[is\] among the 64 doctors the Texas Medical Board recently disciplined.…
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> Dr. Marci Roy, an Austin neurologist, must pay a $1,000 fine because of Web site advertising that suggests she has a superior ability to treat carpal tunnel syndrome at her clinic than other doctors who provide similar services, according to the board.
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> When confronted about the wording, Roy said that it was not a violation of the board’s advertising rules but that she changed the language after a complaint was filed, the order says.
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> Roy said Friday that the problem was “a typographical error that was corrected immediately.”
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> “It was certainly inadvertent on my part,” she said.

And we wonder why patients can’t judge physician quality.

Hat tip: [MKS](http://www.texaspolicy.com/staff_member.php?staff_id=28).

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