Health Care & Hospital Law
Mar. 8, 2014
Doctor peer review vs. whistleblower protection at 9th Circuit
Recent cases suggest physicians who voluntarily undertake the task of policing medical peer review standards may be subject to either great risk or great protection. By Shelley Carder
Peer review is "essential to preserving the highest standards of medical practice." Business and Professions Code Section 809(a)(3). A physician's membership on a hospital's medical staff, and/or his clinical privileges, can be curtailed or terminated only through the process known as "peer review," where physicians review their colleagues' qualifications and capabilities. A physician who believes he has been the...
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