Finding that external peer review reports are not protected from disclosure by the state constitution, the Florida Supreme Court (the “Court”) reversed the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal of Florida regarding a case of a patient suing a hospital for medical negligence, including...
Over the past 15 years, an increasing number of hospitals have adopted some form of multi-specialty peer review. Before discussing this shift, there is a need to distinguish between two terms that are sometimes confused: multi-specialty and multi-disciplinary. Multi-specialty means that voting...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 11
The Appellate Court of Illinois for the Second District (the “Court”) upheld a county court's order requiring a hospital to produce notes authored by its medical staff quality committee (MSQC) liaison pertaining to care administered to a premature infant who died weeks after her birth.
"Writing Medical Staff Bylaws: How to Avoid Compliance Gaps and Implement Best Practices" is now available to Platinum Plus members of the Credentialing Resource Center (CRC)!
