Physician Avoids HCQIA Presumption of Immunity

Attorneys' Fees Awarded in Failed Peer Review Dispute Pursuant to State Law

US DC of Massachusetts Orders Production of Performance Evaluations to Medical Resident

Lack of Adverse Final Outcome Not Necessarily a Valid Peer Review Defense

Physician Cannot Revoke Settlement Agreement

Credentialing Injunction Settled for $4,000,000

Physician's Clinical Privileges Suspended for Long History of Disruptive Conduct

Wyoming Supreme Court Permits Termination of Disruptive Surgeon

Medical Staff and Employment Issues Collide Again

U.S. District Court Holds that State Peer Review Confidentiality is Trumped by Federal Discovery Rights

Removal of Independent Contractor Did not Violate Due Process

Florida Peer Review Statute

Female ObGyn Loses Pay Discrimination Claim

Peer Review Confidentiality Cases Distinguish Peer Review from Risk Management

Third Circuit Affirms Judgment for Hospital on Physician Race Discrimination Claims

Incident Reports Not Protected by Peer Review

Wrongful Databank Report Does Not Justify Defamation Action

Wrongful Databank Report Does Not Justify Defamation Action

Actual Adverse Outcomes Irrelevant to HCQIA Investigation

Public Policy of Preserving Physician Patient Relationships Rejected

Baptist Health Decision Invalidates Economic Credentialing

Professional Review Activity vs. Professional Review Action

Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Requirement Reaffirmed

Update: Discovery of Peer Review Records

California Federal Court Denies Attorneys Fees in HCQIA Case

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

Fundamental Fairness Trumps Technical Violations of Bylaws

Connecticut Supreme Court Reinstates Physician's Peer Review Damages

Discovery of Peer Review Materials

Medical Staff Bylaws as Contracts

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

Joint Commission Approves MS.01.01.01 effective March 31,2011

Medical Staff Bylaws as Contracts in Georgia

Tennessee Appellate Court Allows Termination of Privileges for Bylaws Violation

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

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

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

Hospital Bears Burden of Proving Peer Review Privilege

Peer Review Confidentiality Impacted by Forum Shopping

Montana Physician Obtains Injunction Preventing National Practitioner Data Bank Report

NAMSS Blog Announces MS.01.01.01 Field Review by Joint Commission

Ad Hoc Medical Staff Committees Protected by HCQIA

Fourth Circuit Decision Identifies Importance of State Peer Review Immunity Statutes

State Courts Continue to Limit Confidentiality of Peer Review Records

Georgia Supreme Court Rules Peer Review Information Not Always Confidential

HCQIA Case Denies Defense Request for Attorney's Fees

Must Hospitals Provide Credentialing Information for Physicians?

HCQIA Immunity Requires Due Process

Tennessee State Law Immunizes Neglegant Credentialing

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

Hospital Obtains Summary Judgment on HCQIA and Free Speech Claims

California Supreme Court Vindicates Dr. Mileikowsky

California Enforces Anti-SLAPP Against Physician

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

Trauma Surgeons Obtain Temporary Injunction Against Summary Suspensions

Poliner Appeal Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court

MS.1.20: Joint Commission Reports on Task Force Progress

Physician Obtains Injunction Against Hospital's Change in Status

BREACH OF HCQIA PRECLUDES IMMUNITY DESPITE BYLAW COMPLIANCE

Federal Court Requires Production of Peer Review Documents

HIGHMARK DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PRIVILEGING REQUIREMENTS

Poliner Appeals to the Supreme Court

An "Interim" HCQIA Peer Review Victory For Physicians

California Court Rejects Retroactive Credentialing Requirements

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

Poliner Opinion: Full Text

Fifth Circuit Reverses Poliner

Kansas Heart Hospital ≠ Baptist Health

HCQIA Does Not Establish Federal Jurisdiction

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

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

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

Bipolar Physician Has ADA Standing to Sue for Medical Staff Privileges

Malpractice Plaintiff Obtains Peer Review Records

Georgia Peer Review Decision Exhibits Rare Common Sense

Too Much Immunity in Peer Review!

Peer Review News: Never Resign Prematurely

PA Hospital Imposes Mandatory Call and Terminates Clinical Privileges

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

Peer Review Litigation Requires Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies

Joint Commission Announces MS.1.20 Task Force

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

HCQIA Immunity Denied to Hospital for Denial of Due Process

Peer Review Litigation Requires Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies

Revised Joint Commission Standards

Peer Review Hot Topic for California Courts

MS.1.20 : A Chance to Establish Neutral Peer Review

Joint Commission Adopts New MS.1.20 Standards

Oklahoma Supreme Court Limits Peer Review Immunity

Federal Courts Continue to Discourage Physician Antitrust Claims

Peer Review Updates and Semmelweis Meeting Presentation

Physician Protect Thyself

Bylaws Can Protect Against Sham Peer Review

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

Physican Cases: Antitrust, Restrictive Covenant & Credentialing

California Court Ruling Waiving Administrative Exhaustion of Remedies Doctrine Somewhat Misleading

Joint Commission: Disruptive Physicians

JOINT COMMISSION PROPOSES STANDARDS FOR DISRUPTIVE PHYSICIANS

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

Ohio State Appellate Court Apparently Endorses Bad Faith Peer Review

Poliner Award Reduced to $22 Million on Remittitur

Poliner: A Texas-Sized Credentialing Verdict for Physicians

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

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

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

COMPARATIVE PEER REVIEW RECORDS MADE AVAILABLE BY COURT ORDER

ECONOMIC CREDENTIALING POLICIES COULD VIOLATE FRAUD AND ABUSE RULES

Credentialing Developments

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

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

JCAHO Proposes New Medical Staff Credentialing Standards

10 Biggest Mistakes Physicians Make In The Credentialing Process

Patient Safety And Quality Improvement Act Of 2005