Re: TX doctor wins 2.5M peer review suit
From: Douglas Krell (dkrell@msn.com)
Sun Oct 22 19:17:25 2006
I believe the peer-review process should be a completely educational and
non-punative
exercise for the benefit of physicians and patients. If any discoveries
through
peer review lead to the conclusion that patient safety is threatened, the
issue should
be formally investigated by non-biased participants.
--
Douglas Krell MD
>From: dahmd@cfl.rr.com (D. Ashley Hill)
>Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: TX doctor wins 2.5M peer review suit
>Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:54:18 -0500
>
>At Sun, 22 Oct 2006, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote:
> >
>Using the most dangerous phrase in medicine "in my experience," I have
>seen marginal physicians threaten restraint of trade suits against
>well-meaning peer-review members. My concern with the lawsuit mentioned
>on this thread is that someone putting vacuums on face presentations,
>using fundal pressure to deliver shoulder dystocias, and performing
>hysterectomies on women without any indications sue his or her
>"competitors" on the peer-review committee after they suspend
>privileges. I have not been exposed to unfair peer review but I'm sure
>it exists, and likely more often in smaller communities. I wonder if
>anyone has a unique system that works better than local peer review to
>solve this problem.
>
>Ashley
>
> >In a message dated 10/21/06 6:41:18 PM, dahmd@cfl.rr.com writes:
> >
> >> I agree with Garry that there is no hope for peer-review if you can
>make
> >> millions by claiming "restraint of trade" every time someone questions
> >> your clinical skills (of course, I do not know the details of the case
> >> in question).
> >>
> >Well, remember you can't make anything by CLAIMING something. You have to
> >actually PROVE it, and prove disqualification for any immunities granted
>by law,
> >etc., etc., etc. These (winning) cases are FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. The
> >competitors (or hospital employees) making up these committees usually
>"get away with
> >murder" on these cases. Most are tossed out on motions of summary
>judgement.
> >
> >Joe P.
>
>--
>D. Ashley Hill, MD
>Associate Director
>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
>Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency
>Medical Director, Loch Haven Ob/Gyn Group
>Division Director, Dept. of Ob/Gyn, Florida Hospital Orlando
>Orlando, Florida
