Medical malpractice lawsuits resulting from negligent credentialing can be costly for hospitals. Legal defense fees, settlement payments, and jury verdicts can end up costing hospitals millions. However, these types of lawsuits can be avoided if those responsible for credentialing healthcare...
Have you ever made flash cards to study for an exam? Do you remember silly facts you learned in a trivia game? Often, approaching a new subject in different formats can help us absorb and retain information better than simply reading the material over and over again. The following games and...
The Appellate Court of Illinois for the Third District (the Court) held that a trial court was correct in dismissing a physician's defamation claim against a hospital's chief of staff. The Court found that the statements in question were not defamatory and releases of liability signed by the...
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (the Court) held that the Louisiana peer review privilege protected a non-party hospital from a subpoena served on it by an insurance company seeking peer review information about one of its physicians.
