Given the authority that PHPs often have over the ability of physicians to practice medicine, their power is enormous and not necessarily wielded appropriately.

Deciding Whether To Refer a Colleague to a Physician Health Program J. Wesley Boyd, MD, PhD Physicians should exercise caution in referring a possibly impaired colleague to a physician health progr…

Source: Deciding Whether To Refer a Colleague to a Physician Health Program, Oct 15 – AMA Journal of Ethics -J. Wesley Boyd, M.D., PhD