HCQIA And Bad Faith Peer Review.CLICK HERE

The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA 1986) has changed the way peer reviews are handled, giving immunity to reviewers regardless of their claims. We have collected a series of great articles to point out the harm this legislation has done.

THE FOX GUARDING THE HENHOUSE: How the HCQIA 1986 and state peer review protection statues have helped protect bad faith peer review in the medical community. CLICK HERE

THE HCQIA 1986 as written by Congress: This is the legislation itself, written by Congress. CLICK HERE

AMENDING THE HCQIA: The entire HCQIA, with suggested amendments added into the document as well as suggested deletions, written by William Hinnant, MD, JD CLICK HERE

AMENDING THE HCQIA: Suggestions for amending the legislation, by Edward Gray Davis. CLICK HERE

NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK: The HCQIA established the Controversial NPDB as way for patients and Hospitals to review the credentiels of physicians and avoid poor care.CLICK HERE

Medical Errors Peer-Review and the NPDB, by Dr.Ron .A.Virmani  : Does this Peer-Review Driven system of Catching errors,educating, and disciplining Doctors and throwing out the "bad apples" really work as promised by the establishment? CLICK HERE

Are Patients Safe now? Reviews mixed on progress. There's been a lot of talk and even some action.But Safety Advocates say people are still dying and much more remains to be done.CLICK HERE