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A bad-faith or sham peer review can ruin a physician’s entire career, but there are some methods that might help undo the damage, writes Lawrence Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the fall issue of the Journal […]
Physicians targeted for career destruction through hospital sham peer review have limited means of defense, but there are ways in which they can play offense, writes Lawrence R. Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., in the summer issue […]
Physicians targeted by bad-faith peer review often rely on assurances that the review is done solely for the purpose of improving patient care, and that they will be exonerated if they present the facts to […]
The AAPS Sham Peer Review Hotline is available to AAPS members. Call (800) 635-1196 or write [email protected] for a referral. Sham Peer Review: A National Epidemic Lawrence R. Huntoon, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.N.Chairman, AAPS Committee […]
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 […]
