Bad-faith Physician Peer Review May Violate False Claims Act and Other Laws, according to Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons Physicians unfairly targeted by sham peer review have potential recourse as by suing for fraud under the Medicare False Claims Act.

Physicians Can Fight Back against Sham Peer Review, according to Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) 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,...

Blacklist Destroys Doctors’ Lives, States Journal 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...

Hospitals Destroying Good Physicians With Impunity, States Journal 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...