The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division (the “Court”) affirmed the dismissal of a physician’s claim against a hospital stemming from its deferred decision regarding his application for privileges.
The plaintiff in the case, Michael Skelly, MD, filed claims of tortious...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 1
The Court of Appeals of Tennessee (the “Court”) denied a hospital’s motion to prohibit statements made by its employees to a patient’s family during a meeting from being discoverable at trial. This was despite the hospital’s claim that the contents of the meeting originated from...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 1
The Court of Appeal for the State of California (the “Court”) held that a hospital that flagged a physician’s cases for peer review was protected by the state’s anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute.
Many medical staffs’ current bylaws were originally written decades ago and are simply amended year after year. Due to their piecemeal creation, such documents may have any number of faults.
