Credentialing and Peer Review : Med Law Blog

Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Requirement Reaffirmed

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review, exhaustion of administrative remedies

Update: Discovery of Peer Review Records

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

California Federal Court Denies Attorneys Fees in HCQIA Case

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review, Fox v. Good Samaritan Hospital, HCQIA, Heath Care Quality Improvement Act, costs and attorneys fees, due process

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) May Change Federal Common Law Privilege

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Act", Credentialing and Peer Review, HCQIA, Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, Improvement, NHLBI, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, PSQIA, Quality, Safety, and, federal common law privilege, protection of peer review documents, violations of the medical staff bylaws

Fundamental Fairness Trumps Technical Violations of Bylaws

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review, HCQIA, Health Care Quality Improvement Act, due process, violations of the medical staff bylaws

Connecticut Supreme Court Reinstates Physician's Peer Review Damages

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, Credentialing and Peer Review, HCQIA immunity, HCQIA violations, favorable termination doctrine, medical staff peer review

Discovery of Peer Review Materials

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review, Peer Review

Medical Staff Bylaws as Contracts

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Bylaws, Contracts, Credentialing and Peer Review, Medical Staff Bylaws, Peer Review

Huron Hospital (Cleveland Clinic) Case Highlights Appropriate Investigation and Discriminatory Treatment Issues

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Joint Commission Approves MS.01.01.01 effective March 31,2011

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Medical Staff Bylaws as Contracts in Georgia

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Tennessee Appellate Court Allows Termination of Privileges for Bylaws Violation

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Hospital Uses After-Acquired Evidence to Support Summary Suspension of Physician

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

New Data Bank Regulations Implement Social Security Act §1921 - MMPPA §5(h)

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

HCQIA Immunity: Perfect Investigations and Furthering Self-Quality Health Care

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Hospital Bears Burden of Proving Peer Review Privilege

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Peer Review Confidentiality Impacted by Forum Shopping

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Montana Physician Obtains Injunction Preventing National Practitioner Data Bank Report

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

NAMSS Blog Announces MS.01.01.01 Field Review by Joint Commission

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Ad Hoc Medical Staff Committees Protected by HCQIA

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Fourth Circuit Decision Identifies Importance of State Peer Review Immunity Statutes

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

State Courts Continue to Limit Confidentiality of Peer Review Records

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Georgia Supreme Court Rules Peer Review Information Not Always Confidential

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

HCQIA Case Denies Defense Request for Attorney's Fees

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Must Hospitals Provide Credentialing Information for Physicians?

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

HCQIA Immunity Requires Due Process

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Tennessee State Law Immunizes Neglegant Credentialing

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Nevada U.S. District Court Enjoins Data Bank Report and Denies HCQIA Immunity

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Hospital Obtains Summary Judgment on HCQIA and Free Speech Claims

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

California Supreme Court Vindicates Dr. Mileikowsky

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

California Enforces Anti-SLAPP Against Physician

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Arkansas Court Restrains Economic Credentialing Policy in Baptist Health After Years of Procedural Litigation, Including Two Trips to the Arkansas Supreme Court

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Trauma Surgeons Obtain Temporary Injunction Against Summary Suspensions

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Poliner Appeal Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

MS.1.20: Joint Commission Reports on Task Force Progress

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Physician Obtains Injunction Against Hospital's Change in Status

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

BREACH OF HCQIA PRECLUDES IMMUNITY DESPITE BYLAW COMPLIANCE

Posted on December 29, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Federal Court Requires Production of Peer Review Documents

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

HIGHMARK DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PRIVILEGING REQUIREMENTS

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Poliner Appeals to the Supreme Court

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

An "Interim" HCQIA Peer Review Victory For Physicians

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

California Court Rejects Retroactive Credentialing Requirements

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

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Physicians Must Reimburse Hospitals and Medical Staff Officers for Successful Defense of Peer Review Claims

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Poliner Opinion: Full Text

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Fifth Circuit Reverses Poliner

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Kansas Heart Hospital ≠ Baptist Health

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

HCQIA Does Not Establish Federal Jurisdiction

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

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Joint Commission Implementation Task Force to Continue Work on Medical Staff Standard Revision (MS1.20)

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Innovative Application of Section 1981 and Medical Staff By Laws as Contracts

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

KADLEC REVERSED: HOSPITAL ABSOLVED OF NEGLIGENT CREDENTIALING BUT PRIVATE PRACTICE PHYSICIANS REMAIN LIABLE

Posted on May 16, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Bipolar Physician Has ADA Standing to Sue for Medical Staff Privileges

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Malpractice Plaintiff Obtains Peer Review Records

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Georgia Peer Review Decision Exhibits Rare Common Sense

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Too Much Immunity in Peer Review!

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Peer Review News: Never Resign Prematurely

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

PA Hospital Imposes Mandatory Call and Terminates Clinical Privileges

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Peer Review: Closed Staff, Medical Staff Bylaws as Contracts, and Exclusive Contracts Are Issues In Ohio Case

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Peer Review Litigation Requires Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Joint Commission Announces MS.1.20 Task Force

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Peer Review: California Supreme Court Will Hear the Mileikowsky Hearing Officer Authority Case

Posted on December 27, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

HCQIA Immunity Denied to Hospital for Denial of Due Process

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Peer Review Litigation Requires Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Revised Joint Commission Standards

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Peer Review Hot Topic for California Courts

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

MS.1.20 : A Chance to Establish Neutral Peer Review

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Joint Commission Adopts New MS.1.20 Standards

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Oklahoma Supreme Court Limits Peer Review Immunity

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Federal Courts Continue to Discourage Physician Antitrust Claims

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Peer Review Updates and Semmelweis Meeting Presentation

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Physician Protect Thyself

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Bylaws Can Protect Against Sham Peer Review

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

District Court Holds Hospital Liable for Breach of Bylaws/Contract and Peer Review Violations

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Physican Cases: Antitrust, Restrictive Covenant & Credentialing

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review, Physicians' Contracts, Restrictive Covenants

California Court Ruling Waiving Administrative Exhaustion of Remedies Doctrine Somewhat Misleading

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Joint Commission: Disruptive Physicians

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

JOINT COMMISSION PROPOSES STANDARDS FOR DISRUPTIVE PHYSICIANS

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Pennsylvania U.S. District Court Rejects Hospital Claim for Attorneys Fees Arising From Credentialing Dispute

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Ohio State Appellate Court Apparently Endorses Bad Faith Peer Review

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Poliner Award Reduced to $22 Million on Remittitur

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Poliner: A Texas-Sized Credentialing Verdict for Physicians

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

United States Distrcit Court in Pennsylvania Concludes HCQIA Does Not Immunize Defamatory Statements

Posted on September 22, 2006 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

JCAHO Issues Revised Proposed Medical Staff Bylaws Standards (M.S. 1.20)

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Adverse Peer Review Report To National Practitioner Data Bank Voided By District Court

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

COMPARATIVE PEER REVIEW RECORDS MADE AVAILABLE BY COURT ORDER

Posted on June 16, 2006 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

ECONOMIC CREDENTIALING POLICIES COULD VIOLATE FRAUD AND ABUSE RULES

Posted on March 6, 2006 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Credentialing Developments

Posted on January 31, 2006 by Michael Cassidy

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U.S. District Court Denies Fair Hearing Based Upon Exclusive Contract

Posted on December 22, 2005 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Medical Staff Bylaws and Policies Are Contracts But No Due Process Rights Triggered by Exclusive Contract

Posted on December 15, 2005 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

JCAHO Proposes New Medical Staff Credentialing Standards

Posted on November 16, 2005 by Michael Cassidy

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10 Biggest Mistakes Physicians Make In The Credentialing Process

Posted on November 4, 2005 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review

Patient Safety And Quality Improvement Act Of 2005

Posted on November 4, 2005 by Michael Cassidy

Tags: Credentialing and Peer Review