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...Height of a transparent-floored walkway being constructed over the Grand Canyon, which will allow tourists to peer into the chasm below...
...gaps remain. The FCC ruling does not apply to peer-to-peer calls made between two computers without a third-party provider. And the FCC has yet to resolve the issue of identifying the location of callers using VOIP. A Justice Department spokesman praised the FCC's announcement as an "important first step" but asked for "prompt action on the remaining issues." --By Brian Bennett
Dallas cardiologist Lawrence Poliner says his case shows how peer review can be abused. Last August a jury awarded him damages of $366 million from Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas and three colleagues who trumped up charges of substandard care against him to eliminate him as a competitor. Says Poliner: "It's unfathomable that a process that should be about healing could be used to attack doctors." Obstetrician John Raviotta, after reporting to state authorities dangerous obstetrics policies at the Community Memorial Health Center in South Hill, Va., lost privileges there as a result of a peer review that included doctors...
...even critics of peer review want to abandon it. "Peer review is the process by which we say, What went wrong?" says orthopedic surgeon S. Jay Jayasankar, who helped devise the Massachusetts Medical Society's guidelines, which call for a ban on competitors of a doctor reviewing his case and on the common practice of registering confidential accusations in disciplinary proceedings. "There must be more openness," he says...
...doctors don't act, voters may do it for them. In November, Floridians approved a constitutional amendment giving patients access to records related to "adverse medical incidents," including peer-review reports. Several states are mulling similar laws. Some doctors fear exposing the process to the public will inhibit physicians from reporting and forcefully investigating problems and will ultimately hurt the quality of patient care. Publicity could also open hospitals to more malpractice claims, even when panels find no wrongdoing. Trial lawyers sponsored the Florida amendment. --By Jeff...