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Update: Colorado's Peer Review Privilege in Peril

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UPDATE: After two rounds of amendments in 2024 and legal challenges filed with the Colorado Supreme Court, proponents withdrew the ballot measure. For the moment, Colorado’s peer review protections remain in place....more

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When Governance and Peer Review Cross Paths: Lessons from Najibi

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A recent unpublished California Court of Appeal decision—Najibi v. Providence Valley Service Area Community Ministry Board—illustrates real-world tensions that arise when hospital boards and medical staffs approach the same...more

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Peer Review by Licentiates Only: Beware Health Care Service Plans!

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On February 19, 2025, the California Court of Appeal published a decision, Lin v. Board of Directors of PrimeCare Medical Network, Inc., 108 Cal.App.5th 1163, emphasizing California Business and Professions Code’s requirement...more

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Five Things Healthcare Providers Need to Know About Peer Review Privilege

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The peer review privilege, a critically important but often misunderstood legal protection, shields certain records and proceedings from disclosure outside the peer review process. Healthcare providers engaged in medical...more

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The Modernized South Carolina Hospital "Peer Review" Law: Mission Accomplished?

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It was a rare sight appearing before the South Carolina General Assembly during the 2012 legislative session. The South Carolina Hospital Association, the South Carolina Association for Justice (Trial Lawyers), and the South...more

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Med-Staff Newsletter - January 2020 | VOL 4

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With the New Year comes new medical staff leaders and a new set of growing pains. Contrary to what many of us believe, some simple steps can lessen the pain. ...more

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Physician not a Hospital “Employee” for Purpose of Title VII Action

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On May 8, 2019, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed its test to determine whether a worker qualifies as an “employee” as defined by and subject to Title VII protections. ...more

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Seventh Circuit Reaffirms Test for Employee Status

On May 8, 2019, the Seventh Circuit reaffirmed its test for determining employee status under federal anti-discrimination laws, holding that a physician lacked standing to bring Title VII claims against the hospital at which...more

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Med-Staff Publication - September 2018

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Polsinelli is pleased to share the Med-Staff Quarterly Publication. This newsletter contains articles and insight into issues that affect the Med-Staff industry. ...more

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Peer Review Not Protected: U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Disturb Florida Decision Limiting the Patient Safety and Quality...

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A multi-year discovery dispute regarding the adverse medical incident reports of a Jacksonville, Florida hospital concluded on October 2, 2017 when the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in...more

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Oklahoma Legislature significantly expands peer review privilege

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Oklahoma’s peer review statute provides that peer review information is private, confidential, and privileged. It encourages health care professionals to police themselves by evaluating their peers. It also promotes the...more

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