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Nossaman LLP

Colorado’s Peer Review Privilege In Peril

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The confidentiality of medical staff peer review has long been a cornerstone of hospital operations, fostering an environment where physicians can candidly evaluate medical care without the looming specter of malpractice...more

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Starting in April 2024, California Joins Growing Trend of Implementing Advance Review Processes for Healthcare Transactions

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With the passage of SB-184 (the “Bill”), California — like Maine, New York, and several other states — has addressed “pervasive” mergers and acquisitions across the healthcare industry by requiring prior notice to regulators...more

Fisher Phillips

Physician Non-Compete Agreements Present Challenges, Potential Controversy

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When it comes to physician employment agreements, non-compete provisions can be controversial and tricky. The use of these agreements is nonetheless increasing and evolving as hospitals and other groups try to protect their...more

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Is Your Physician Pay Data A Trade Secret? Probably Not, Says Recent Court Decision

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When a Florida federal court recently rejected a hospital system’s attempt to keep its physician compensation data private, despite a claim that the information constituted a trade secret, healthcare employers across the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Company’s Vendor Suffers Breach, No Business Associate Agreement, $500K OCR Settlement

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A Florida staffing agency which provides physicians to hospitals and nursing homes, has agreed to a $500,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. The settlement comes...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Physician Performance Reviews: Protected Peer Review Information or Litigation Traps?

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Peer Review Confidentiality will become much more complicated with the addition of economic evaluation to physicians’ quality and efficiency. Physicians will be surprised to learn that many “reviews” to which they may...more

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Peer Review Privilege Limited by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision Has Implications for Healthcare Providers Nationwide

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On March 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a long-awaited 4-3 decision in which the majority limited the scope of Pennsylvania’s Peer Review Protection Act (PRPA), 63 P.S. §425. The court held that, in order...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Supreme Court Says External Peer Review Reports are Discoverable Under Amendment 7

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On October 26, in Edwards v. Thomas, et al. (SC15-1893) the Florida Supreme Court held that external peer review reports are discoverable under Amendment 7. ...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Ask the Health Law Gurus™: What is a Non-Compete Clause in an Employment Contract? Is it Enforceable?

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Question: I have heard about non-compete clauses being negotiated in employment agreements with physicians. What is a non-compete clause? What does it mean if my contract has a non-compete clause?...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Credentials Materials Are Not Privileged Under the Health Care Professional Credentials Data Collection Act

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The Illinois Supreme Court recently held in Klaine v. Southern Illinois Hospital Services, 2016 IL. 118217 that a physician’s application for hospital privileges, which included information obtained from the National...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

The Health Law Guide to Hospital Operations

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This operations guide provides a brief look at health law issues hospitals deal with on a daily basis. While a detailed coverage of the elements, drafting, implementation and continued governance of a hospital compliance...more

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Peer Review Concludes with Termination of Reviewer

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You read that correctly: the hospital fired the physician who did the reviewing in a medical staff peer review proceeding. Hospital executives present at the proceeding felt the reviewing physician was too harsh in...more

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