Peer-Review Protections within Hospital Credentialing and Privileging

[摘要] credentialingevidentiary privilegemedical negligencepeer reviewprivilegingHospital Credentialing Committee Records May Qualify for State and Federal Peer-Review Protections in Medical Negligence LawsuitIn Leadbitter v. Keystone Anesthesia Consultants, Ltd., 256 A.3d 1164 (Pa. 2021), the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that portions of a hospital credentialing committee’s records may be protected from discovery in a medical negligence lawsuit under both state and federal protections for medical peer review.

[学科分类] 儿科学

[关键词] credentialing;evidentiary privilege;medical negligence;peer review;privileging