Illinois Appellate Court: Doc's statements did not violate state confidentiality provisions

The Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, upheld a trial court's decision to grant summary judgment for a physician on an action against him alleging that he violated the confidentiality provisions of the Medical Studies Act when he made statements to other doctors relating to the plaintiff's medical performance during a surgery. Josh Tunca, MD, a specialist in gynecological oncology at Northwest Community Hospital, brought a claim against his colleague, Thomas Painter, MD, a vascular surgeon, after Painter made statements to several other doctors at the hospital regarding Tunca's performance in a case, which allegedly led to a substantial decrease in Tunca's income.

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