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The use of sham peer review by hospitals to remove physicians who do not go along with administration goals is not new, but there is a growing trend to use procedures that deprive physicians of […]
In recent decades, hospitals have increasingly merged and acquired physician practices. “In the quest to create larger and more robust monopolies, some hospitals are using sham peer review to remove the last remnants of independent […]
Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are intended to improve patient care, but hospitals that conduct sham peer reviews have become adept at misusing CPGs to prosecute adverse actions against physicians’ privileges, writes Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., […]
Physicians who suffer irreparable harm to professional reputation and career as a result of unfair, bad-faith peer review have little recourse, writes Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the winter issue of the of the Journal […]
Hospitals and many other entities are required to track adverse events, and most now use incident reporting software for this purpose, writes Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the fall issue of the Journal of American […]
In an 8-to-1 decision, the Texas Supreme Court agreed with the amicus brief filed by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), by ruling against the tyranny of unwarranted, career-destroying reports submitted to the […]
Hospitals that want to remove a physician from their staff may offer a “voluntary abeyance” as an alternative to summary suspension. In the summer issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, Lawrence Huntoon, […]
There is an adage that says many cases are won or lost in the process of voir dire or jury selection. Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., who has been an expert witness in many trials concerning […]
Sham Peer Review: the Unjust “Objective Test” http://www.jpands.org/vol12no4/huntoon.pdf Abuse of the “Disruptive Physician” Clause http://www.jpands.org/vol9no3/huntoon.pdf The Insulting Physician “Code of Conduct” http://www.jpands.org/vol13no1/huntoon.pdf The Psychology of Sham Peer Review http://www.jpands.org/vol12no1/huntoon.pdf Sham Peer Review and the Courts […]
Under the pretext of “protecting patient safety,” a hospital or other medical facility can permanently end an excellent physician’s ability to practice his profession, writes New York neurologist Lawrence R. Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the […]
