A recent case in Michigan -- in which a physician told his employers that his colleague was performing "unnecessary operations," the employers fired him, and the physician filed a lawsuit -- got us thinking:

What policy or protocol should a medical practice have for clinical staff who wish to file a complaint with a medical board or other authorities against a colleague?

Is it best to have no such policy, and even require that the practice be kept out of it?

Can and should a practice require employed (or partner) physicians to talk to them first? And what would be permissible steps after that?

Thanks,
Roy Edroso
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