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Peer Review (still) doesn’t work

Aug 18, 2022 Access, Daily, Evidence, Hospitals, Medical Error, Medical Malpractice, Patient Safety, Peer Review, Physicians, Quality Fraud, Regulation Comments Off on Peer Review (still) doesn’t work

I’ve been writing about how peer review privilege encourages medical error for years now. But it keeps coming up in the news. It’s almost like nobody in charge listens to trial lawyers. lol.

The false premise that secrecy encourages patient safety measures at any level of hospital administration is a myth that should not be allowed to persist. Medical error continues to contribute to an unacceptable level of mortality in health care and there isn’t anything happening in these secret proceedings to curtail or limit the deaths and injuries. More transparency can only help.

From my 2021 post, Peer Review Privilege is Built upon a Bogus Myth

Here’s a link to the news:

Medical error: An epidemic compounded by gag laws

And here’s a link to some of my older posts on peer review.

Peer Review (my challenges to it in court)

Peer Review Privilege is Built upon a Bogus Myth (Convince Me I’m Wrong)

 

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Bill Thompson, Jr. is a trial lawyer with extensive experience seeking compensation for serious harm caused by, among others, Hospitals, Physicians and other healthcare providers (Federal and State), Manufacturers of dangerous products and drugs (Ford, General Motors, Michelin, and pharmaceutical companies), Common Carriers (US Airways, Carnival Cruise Lines), Class Actions involving Data Breaches, product liability, Airline Crashes, and any other negligent act leading to harm for many. We have nationwide experience in State and Federal courts, traveling wherever significant cases merit. We are often asked to appear in cases by motion with local partners in places as varied as Michigan, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and every jurisdiction in Florida.