Clarification

The Texas Joint Select Committee to Study the Medical Peer Review Process appointed by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Speaker Tom Craddick will not study the peer review process used for medical disputes in the workers' compensation system. WorkCompCentral reported Aug. 3 on the medical-dispute peer-review study due to get underway. The study involves peer reviews conducted by the Texas Medical Board of care provided by health-care practitioners regulated by the board, such as in the case of patients' deaths. The study is being performed under SB 419 which reorganized the board under the "su...