Difference between revisions of "Sham peer review"
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| − | '''Sham peer review''' is a growing problem in hospitals that misuse peer review to discipline and even exclude physicians from their medical staffs. | + | '''Sham peer review''' is a growing problem in hospitals that misuse peer review to discipline and even exclude physicians from their medical staffs {{fact}}. Sham peer review includes anticompetitive manipulation of peer review to eliminate popular physicians from the market, or to retaliate against physicians who are outspoken in favor of improved patient care {{fact}}. |
| − | Hospitals have incentives to conceal and cover up errors in order to avoid malpractice cases. Physicians are deterred from reporting errors out of fear of sham peer review. | + | Hospitals have incentives to conceal and cover up errors in order to avoid malpractice cases. Physicians are deterred from reporting errors out of fear of sham peer review {{fact}}. The Tampa Tribune (12/28, Gentry) reported that over 80 percent of a one-year's sample of a type of patient safety error was never reported to the state of Florida, even though reporting was required by law.{{fact}} |
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Revision as of 15:31, April 9, 2007
Sham peer review is a growing problem in hospitals that misuse peer review to discipline and even exclude physicians from their medical staffs[Citation Needed]. Sham peer review includes anticompetitive manipulation of peer review to eliminate popular physicians from the market, or to retaliate against physicians who are outspoken in favor of improved patient care[Citation Needed].
Hospitals have incentives to conceal and cover up errors in order to avoid malpractice cases. Physicians are deterred from reporting errors out of fear of sham peer review[Citation Needed]. The Tampa Tribune (12/28, Gentry) reported that over 80 percent of a one-year's sample of a type of patient safety error was never reported to the state of Florida, even though reporting was required by law.[Citation Needed]