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March 28, 2024

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Peer review needs overhaul

Too Close for Comfort? seg. 1

Southern Nevadans are fuming over the deal cut with one of the doctors at the center of the Hepatitis scare. Is Nevada's peer review process in need of new blood? Jon asks State Sen. Majority Leader Steven Horsford (Clark-D).

Cries of cronyism have long emanated from critics of Nevada's Board of Medical Examiners. In fact, the board's regular members were found to be so closely tied to Dr. Dipak Desai that Gov. Gibbons appointed special members to adjudicate the cases involving Desai's endoscopy clinics. Now, those presumably independent physicians have unanimously sided with restoring privileges to Dr. Eladio Carrera, one of Desai's partners. In exchange, Carrera promises to help make the case against Desai and others.

We don’t know if Carrera was an unwitting participant or knowingly profited from the shortcuts employed by the clinic’s personnel. But does Carrera, who is no whistleblower, deserve to have his privileges reinstated in exchange for his cooperation?

Hear today on Face to Face from State Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, who says Nevada’s peer review system will be addressed by the next Legislature. Tomorrow, we’ll have more on the issue from Board of Medical Examiners Executive Director Lous Ling and attorney Will Kemp, who is representing patients of the endoscopy clinics.

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