$366 Million Awarded To Physician For Defamation
A jury in Texas awarded a physician $366 million for breach of contract, of emotional distress against a hospital and other physician who contributed to The suit alleges that the peer review process was completed by physicians
Medical Staff Credentialing --- c'est finis
Peer review is a careful process, designed to ensure that the physician being reviewed is not unfairly reprimanded; as a result, it can take some time to remove "problem" physicians from a hospital staff. And that can cause further
LOOSE LIPS IN OR: PENNSYLVANIA FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT PERMITS
24, 2006), Dr. Bakare, a board certified OB/Gyn physician, his privileges was reinforced by an independent outside review by a physician recommended by the This result is yet another reason why peer review proceedings should be
Errors, Improvement, and Discipline
That case is then reviewed in its entirety by the Medical Executive Committee. Assisted by an internal peer review panel, the MEC can accept or modify the Chief's determination. The record of that case is then forwarded to the BORIM.
The kind of doctor I'm NOT going to be
we had to write a critique of a peer-reviewed article that addressed one of And worst of all, the kind that is an effective actress as well as a physician. First of all, I'm not a physician - I'ma medical student (2nd year).
Peer Reviewers: Careful What You Say
A peer review is undertaken by a physician's peers. So who reviews the peers? Answer: A jury. After Dallas's Presbyterian Hospital suspended a physician's privileges after a negative peer review, he sued, alleging (among other things)
ACOG Has Lost It
It will include a systematic review of the ooh birth research comprising 9 studies of If a hospital-based physician provided consultative or back-up care for you Notable in the ACOG statement is the absence of any peer reviewed
Physician Peer Review Coordinator RN - 0605 - South Fulton
Physician Peer Review Coordinator (RN) - 0605014534 findings to support Medical Staff committees, physician profiling and credentialing, and communication of (From Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Latest from AHLA's Health Lawyers Weekly 20 Oct 2006
California Appeals Court Rules Fraud Indictments Do Not Preclude Enforcement of Hospital's Relocation Agreement Against Physician 3. Pennsylvania Appeals Court Finds Billing Manager's Presence At Peer Review Meetings Does Not Affect
The Poliner Verdict
Medical Peer review exists to protect the public - which is the primary The question for peer review is do those mistakes (either cummulatively or A physician's living is based on his or her skills and the privilege to use them.

Statewide Calendar - Utah.gov
Location: 160 East 300 South - Room 4A - SLC UT Contact Person: Daniel T. Jones (801-530-6628), dantjones@utah.gov. Chiropractic Physician Peer Review
Venable LLP - Events - Avoiding Pitfalls in Physician Peer Review
Connie Baker gave a speech to Good Samaritan Hospital on "Avoiding the Pitfalls in Physician Peer Review: Lessons from the Poliner Case" on April 18, 2005.
Court ruling weakens physician peer review - Sacramento Business
This month's ruling by the California Supreme Court undercutting the confidentiality of physician peer review records in hospitals is unfortunate.
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Physician Peer Review • Medical Staff Peer Review • Specialty Department Assessment • Hospital Quality of Care Evaluation • Expert Hearing Officers
Evaluating the impact of physician peer review: factors associated
Evaluating the impact of physician peer review: factors associated with successful PSROs. N E Adler and A Milstein. Abstract
History of Peer Review
Quality Outcomes through Meaningful Physician Peer Review Physician Peer Review helps maintain and improve the quality of medical care in the hospital
Physician peer review: have we gone far enough or too far?
The authors discuss the long history of physician peer review and offer insight on the process, whil
Physician Peer Review | CompPartners | A New Kind of Managed Care
Physician Peer Review. Physician Review Network. Based upon California Utilization Review Regulations, only physicians with appropriate training and
The Legal Reader: Does Physician Peer Review Chill Plaintiff-Side
Does Physician Peer Review Chill Plaintiff-Side Testimony? By all appearances, nationally renowned perinatologist Barry S. Schifrin was a respected mind in
Using Physician Performance Data in Your Peer Review Process
This 90-minute audioconference will provide in-depth discussion of the peer review process. It will help hospitals who already have a peer review process in physician+peer+review: physician+peer+review