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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

BakerHostetler

Amendment 7 Stands Its Ground Against the Federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act

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It is well known in Florida that Article X, Section 25 of the Florida Constitution (Amendment 7) provides patients with access to any adverse medical incident report (even involving other patients) created by healthcare...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Florida Supreme Court Broadens Patient Access to Adverse Incident Reports

A recent decision by the Florida Supreme Court has significant implications regarding certain adverse incident reports previously viewed as outside the scope of permitted discovery. Florida health care providers currently...more

Carlton Fields

Amendment 7 Prevails Over Patient Safety Work Product Protections

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On January 31, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the “Patient Safety Work Product” privilege cannot shield Florida health care providers from Amendment 7 requests. The court’s decision in Charles v. Southern Baptist...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Florida Supreme Court: Federal PSQIA Does Not Pre-empt State's Constitution

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In Charles v. Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida, Inc., published on Jan. 31, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court held that the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) is not and was never intended to be a...more

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Culture of Safety Wins: Federal Patient Safety Law Preempts Amendment 7

Florida’s First District Court of Appeal issued its opinion in the highly watched case of Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida, Inc. v. Charles et al. The First District Court ruled that the federal Patient Safety and Quality...more

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