clubtan1

As always, it all comes down to money and power. The entire medical industry attempts to protect their ability to make huge profits. To do so, the industry must control all of the players starting with the licensed physicians. The Peer Review Board is a means to do just that. If one does not play the game as the hospital owner/administrators want, one is effectively "Black Balled" in the tight, medical community. Considering the vast amount of time, effort and money it takes to become a doctor, most are unwilling to rock that boat which allows them the ability to generate huge sums of money thus providing a comfortable life.
What I've begun to see over the last several years are doctors moving away from the hospital trauma settings and toward the more specialized, cosmetic businesses. Low risk but high profit margins. They are moving away from the Big Brother hospital setting to a more lucrative private specialized practice. Being in a private practice, doctors only have to deal with the State Board Peer Review Committee. A less intrusive body as compared to a hospital peer review board.
In time, I see the whole medical industry, if left unchecked, evolving to the point where they can and will control government to an even higher degree. Controlling government means controlling the people. The medical industry is the perfect storm. It's about controlling the life and death issues of the people. Play the game and you will get good medical care and we will allow you to live. Rock the boat and we will ignore your pain and suffering.
It's all about money and power. Who has it and who doesn't.