Abusive Referrals for Psychiatric Assessment Are a Tool of Sham Physician Peer Review, according to Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
March 21, 2024 13:36 ET
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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Abusive referrals for psychiatric testing are a tool for discrediting or removing physicians who oppose a hospital or government agenda. The ADA may apply.
Constructive Fraud Suits May Be Filed by Victims of Sham Peer Review , according to the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
December 12, 2023 12:43 ET
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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Lawsuits for constructive fraud are one method of defense for physicians harmed by sham peer review.
Physicians Need to Be Aware of ‘Star Chamber’ Proceedings in Hospitals, according to Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
August 30, 2023 12:33 ET
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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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...
Hospital Mergers Trigger Antitrust Concerns in Sham Peer Reviews of Physicians, according to Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
June 19, 2023 13:32 ET
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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., June 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In recent decades, hospitals have increasingly merged and acquired physician practices. “In the quest to create larger and more robust monopolies,...
Doctors Destroyed by Abuse of Clinical Practice Guidelines, according to Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
March 21, 2023 11:19 ET
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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are intended to improve patient care, but hospitals that conduct sham peer reviews have become adept at misusing...
Physicians Can Fight Back against Sham Peer Review, according to Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
December 06, 2022 10:40 ET
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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Physicians who suffer irreparable harm to professional reputation and career as a result of unfair, bad-faith peer review have little recourse,...
Incident Reporting Software a Possible Tool for Sham Peer Review, according to the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
September 13, 2022 10:58 ET
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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hospitals and many other entities are required to track adverse events, and most now use incident reporting software for this purpose, writes...
Blacklist Destroys Doctors’ Lives, States Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
December 19, 2019 13:54 ET
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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Under the pretext of “protecting patient safety,” a hospital or other medical facility can permanently end an excellent physician’s ability to...
Hospital Ownership of Doctors Could Compromise Patients’ Interests, According to Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
March 25, 2019 11:32 ET
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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., March 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In 2003, 40% of physicians working at hospitals were independent. Now fewer than one in five physicians are independent, writes Lawrence Huntoon,...
Hospitals Destroying Good Physicians With Impunity, States Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
December 01, 2015 11:37 ET
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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 01, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In 1986, Congress passed the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA), which gives hospitals and other organizations that perform peer review...