Are you familiar with the concept of a "sham peer review?" Have you lost hospital privileges? Maybe you even lost your job. Perhaps you've felt that other physicians or the hospitals were discriminating against you. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about sham peer review:
Sham peer review or malicious peer review is a name given to the abuse of a medical peer review process to attack a doctor for personal or other non-medical reasons.[1] The American Medical Association conducted an investigation of medical peer review in 2007 and concluded that while it is easy to allege misconduct, proven cases of malicious peer review are rare.[2]
Those who maintain that sham peer review is a pervasive problem suggest that the Healthcare Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) of 1986 allows sham reviews by granting significant immunity from liability to doctors and others who participate in peer reviews. This immunity extends to investigative activities as well as to any associated peer review hearing, whether or not it leads to a disciplinary (or other) action.
1 Roland Chalifoux, Jr (2005). "So What Is a Sham Peer Review?". Medscape General Medicine 7 (4): 47. PMID 16614669. PMC 1681729. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/515862.
2 "Inappropriate Peer Review. Report of the Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association."
Re-framing disability: portraits from the Royal College of Physicians
Re-framing disability: portraits from the Royal College of PhysiciansAn exhibition exploring four centuries of hidden history with responses from disabled people today
Visit the exhibition from the 14 February–8 July 2011
Address
Royal College of Physicians
11 St Andrews Place
Regent’s Park
London
NW1 4LE
Part-time jobs for disabled physicians
I recently heard from a disabled physician who found a part-time non-clinical job with a growing company. If you're looking for some part-time employment and you have a physical disability, perhaps you'll find some useful information by visiting NonClinicalJobs.com.
There are a number of jobs that may be suitable for disabled physicians who have the ability to use a computer. It's important to brush up on basic computer skills so that you can improve your work efficiency.
There are a number of jobs that may be suitable for disabled physicians who have the ability to use a computer. It's important to brush up on basic computer skills so that you can improve your work efficiency.
Court OKs blind student's computer software
This story is about a blind law student who needed to use computer software to take the Bar exam. Will such accommodations also be made for medical and health students?
A blind Bay Area law graduate was entitled to use computer-assisted reading devices that gave her the best chance of passing the California bar exam, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in a broad interpretation of disability laws.
The decision by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco gives Stephanie Enyart another chance to use the computer equipment when she takes the exam for the third time next month.
Read more here.
A blind Bay Area law graduate was entitled to use computer-assisted reading devices that gave her the best chance of passing the California bar exam, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in a broad interpretation of disability laws.
The decision by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco gives Stephanie Enyart another chance to use the computer equipment when she takes the exam for the third time next month.
Read more here.
Hiring Clinicians Who Have Disabilities
A number of health care organizations such as hospitals, clinics, and medical centers are hiring disabled clinicians to increase workforce diversity. People with disabilities contribute to organizational diversity and are ready and willing to make a difference in your organization. Here are two examples of financial benefits your organization may experience by hiring disabled clinicians (information from AllBusiness.com):
1) The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). If your business pays taxes, the federal WOTC has the potential to reduce your federal income tax liability by as much as $2,400 per qualified worker. As an employer, you may take a tax credit up to 40 percent of the qualified worker's first $6,000 in wages paid during the first 12 months for each new hire. For veterans with disabilities who meet specific criteria, the WOTC can be up to $4,800. There are 10 target groups for WOTC eligibility, including people with disabilities who are certified Vocational Rehabilitation referrals, qualified recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI)1 and the Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work holders. One hotel property in the Tampa, Florida, area had a WOTC of more than $60,000 in 2006.
2) The U.S. Social Security Administration's (SSA) Ticket to Work Program (TTW). SSAs TTW Program provides employers an opportunity to generate $4,800 in the first nine months of employment when they hire a Social Security beneficiary with disabilities, and there is more to be earned over time. Employers must become TTW Employment Networks to participate in the program. There are more than 10 million Americans with disabilities who are Social Security disability beneficiaries, providing hundreds of recruitment opportunities for your business.
1) The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC). If your business pays taxes, the federal WOTC has the potential to reduce your federal income tax liability by as much as $2,400 per qualified worker. As an employer, you may take a tax credit up to 40 percent of the qualified worker's first $6,000 in wages paid during the first 12 months for each new hire. For veterans with disabilities who meet specific criteria, the WOTC can be up to $4,800. There are 10 target groups for WOTC eligibility, including people with disabilities who are certified Vocational Rehabilitation referrals, qualified recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI)1 and the Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work holders. One hotel property in the Tampa, Florida, area had a WOTC of more than $60,000 in 2006.
2) The U.S. Social Security Administration's (SSA) Ticket to Work Program (TTW). SSAs TTW Program provides employers an opportunity to generate $4,800 in the first nine months of employment when they hire a Social Security beneficiary with disabilities, and there is more to be earned over time. Employers must become TTW Employment Networks to participate in the program. There are more than 10 million Americans with disabilities who are Social Security disability beneficiaries, providing hundreds of recruitment opportunities for your business.
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