The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of California(the “Court”) affirmed a lower court’s finding that a hospital could terminate a physician’s temporary privileges without a hearing because its reason for doing so was the physician’s failure to disclose an accusation...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 2
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.
