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"Disruptive behavior" is vaguely defined and can be used unjustly to ruin a physician's career. Defense against false accusations is challenging.

Physicians working for Federally Qualified Health Centers may be dismissed by sham peer review with no due process and illegally reported to the NPDB.

Bad-faith (sham) peer review can destroy a physician's entire career, but there are ways to possibly undo the damage.

Physicians unfairly targeted by sham peer review have potential recourse as by suing for fraud under the Medicare False Claims Act.

Abusive referrals for psychiatric testing are a tool for discrediting or removing physicians who oppose a hospital or government agenda. The ADA may apply.

Lawsuits for constructive fraud are one method of defense for physicians harmed by sham peer review.

TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The use of sham peer review by hospitals to remove physicians who do not go along with administration goals is not new, but there is a growing trend...

TUCSON, Ariz., June 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In recent decades, hospitals have increasingly merged and acquired physician practices. “In the quest to create larger and more robust monopolies,...

TUCSON, Ariz., March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are intended to improve patient care, but hospitals that conduct sham peer reviews have become adept at misusing...

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,...