The Supreme Court of Utah (the “Court”) affirmed a district court’s decision that there is no exception to the non-discoverability of privileged peer review documents for information that is provided in bad faith. An exception applies only in terms of liability; that is, a person who provides...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 3
A study that found independent hospital accreditation carries no real benefit for patient outcomes has garnered a formal rebuttal from The Joint Commission, which argues the researchers reached faulty conclusions due to a number of methodological flaws.
Working together to solve a problem is much better and less frustrating than going it alone, or worse, working at odds with someone else approaching the same challenge. The takeaway message from this series to date is to figure out how medical staff leaders and MSPs can jointly use their unique...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 12
Last time, we discussed the roles and responsibilities of the hospital board, the medical staff, and the hospital administration to ensure the quality of care in the organization. For clarity, this was presented as a typical hierarchical structure with distinct reporting relationships and chains...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 11
The Michigan Court of Appeals (the “Court”) upheld a trial court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of a hospital, finding that privileged peer review documents are not discoverable even to the physician they concern.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 10
Considering how hard we work on a daily basis—between our jobs and taking care of our families and friends—it is always important to remember to take care of ourselves. However, we can get caught up in the day-to-day and forget to do this. After a long time of neglecting self-care, we learn many...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 9
One of the key challenges in any evaluation of human performance is the issue of bias, and peer review is no different. If a critical goal of peer review is fairness, then we must avoid any actions—intended or unintended—that would bias the results.
What is bias? It is a tendency or...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 8
The Appellate Court of Illinois’ First Judicial District (the “Court”) reversed a trial court’s discovery order, finding that a hospital met the burden of proof establishing that certain documents are privileged under the Medical Studies Act (the “Act”).
