ClinicalpeerreviewintheUnitedStates:History,legaldevelopmentandsubsequentabuse
摘要: TheJointCommissiononAccreditationrequireshospitalstoconductpeerreviewtoretainaccreditation.Despitetheintendedpurposeofimprovingqualitymedicalcare,thepeerreviewprocesshassufferedseveralsetbacksthroughoutitstenure.Inthe1980s,abuseofpeerreviewforpersonaleconomicinterestledtoahighlypublicizedmultimillion-dollarverdictbytheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtagainsttheperpetratingphysiciansandhospital.Theverdictledtodecreasedphysicianparticipationforfearofpossiblelitigation.Believingthatpeerreviewwascriticaltoqualitymedicalcare,CongresssubsequentlyenactedtheHealthCareQualityImprovementAct(HCQIA)grantingcomprehensivelegalimmunityforpeerreviewerstoincreaseparticipation.Whileservingitsintendedgoal,HCQIAhasalsograntedpeerreviewerssignificantimmunitylikelyemboldeningabusesresultinginShamPeerReviews.WhilelegalreformofHCQIAisnecessarytoreduceshampeerreviews,furthermeasuresincludingtheneedforstandardizationofthepeerreviewprocessalongsideexternalorganizationalmonitoringarecriticaltoimprovingpeerreviewandreducingtheprevalenceofshampeerreviews. ...
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