A recent decision by the Court of Appeals of North Carolina offers a detailed examination of the limits of evidentiary privilege in the context of medical malpractice litigation, particularly when those privileges intersect with modern hospital safety and review systems.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 5
A recent case illustrates how courts balance physician rights, hospital peer review authority, and the federal government’s role in maintaining national quality-control systems for healthcare providers.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 4
In a recent case, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin confronted physician employment disputes, ultimately concluding that concerns about patient safety—not disability or retaliation—drove the employer’s decisions.
For legal and financial reasons, economic credentialing is a concern of the governing board, not of the medical staff. Antitrust laws preclude physicians from deciding whether to admit or deny membership to their physician competitors based on economic factors.
