Peer review is intended to maintain a standard of quality within a healthcare institution by identifying any issues among physicians and addressing them ­accordingly; thus, accurate and thorough documentation is a crucial part of the peer review process. Legal experts explain...

Suspending a physician's privileges can be a tricky procedure, although it's a situation that every medical executive committee (MEC) faces at one point or ­another. Suspending physicians for impairment is typically very straightforward, but suspensions that result from...