A USA TODAY investigation shows that thousands of doctors who have been banned by hospitals or other medical facilities aren’t punished by the state medical boards that license doctors. “The peer review system is rife with bias, Levitt says, noting that doctors on the committees often are inclined to protect their colleagues — or go after those who cross or compete with them.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/20/doctors-licenses-medical-boards/2655513/