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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Announces Plan to Centralize Peer Review Process

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On March 6, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced plans to centralize peer review of all applications for grants, cooperative agreements and research and development contracts within its Center for...more

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California Supreme Court Issues Key Decision on Peer Review Hearing Officer Bias in Natarajan V. Dignity Health

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In Natarajan v. Dignity Health, the Supreme Court rejected a physician’s challenge to a peer review hearing officer based on alleged financial bias. In doing so, the Court gave hospitals helpful and long-needed guidance...more

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Is It the End of Yaqub for Hearing Officer Selection?

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For more than 15 years, the process of selecting a hearing officer for a medical staff peer review proceeding has been strongly influenced by the decision in Yaqub v. Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System 122 Cal. App....more

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Update: California Court of Appeal Orders Publication of Natarajan V. Dignity Health

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Natarajan addressed an important question: When may physicians who are the subject of a peer review hearing challenge the hearing officer in their cases on the ground that the hearing officer is biased? We have published a...more

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Court of Appeal Rejects Bias Challenge to Peer Review Hearing Officer

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The case, Natarajan v. Dignity Health, attracted keen interest as the physician’s arguments, if adopted, would likely have disqualified numerous experienced hearing officers from service in California medical staff peer...more

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