By Bob Drake A federal district court has denied immunity under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) to a hospital, individual members of its Board of Trustees, Peer Review Committee (PRC), Medical Executive Committee (MEC), Fair Hearing Committee FEC, and the hospital’s Chief Medical Officer, in a lawsuit brought by a physician challenging a number… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Credentialing and Staff Privileges RSS FeedState Supreme Court Decision Bars Hospitals from Considering Economic Factors in Deciding Physician Staff Privileges
In a significant victory for physicians in the battle against “economic credentialing,” the Arkansas Supreme Court recently held that a hospital that denies or refuses to renew staff privileges to physicians because they have an interest in a competing hospital unlawfully interferes with the doctor-patient relationship. The American Medical Association (AMA), which opposes such hospital policies… Continue Reading