Peer Review

Managing Peer Review Hearings and Litigation

by Michael Callahan, James Hutchison | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/21/2013

In this presentation: - Overview and recommendations regarding hearing procedures. - Ways to maximize confidentiality and immunity protections under state law, HCQIA and the Patient Safety Act. -...more

Managing Peer Review Investigations: How to Avoid Hearings and Litigation

by Michael Callahan, James Hutchison | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/14/2013

In this presentation: - Provide recommendations regarding best practices, bylaw provisions and other strategies to address and resolve quality and peer review issues without resorting to “investigations” and...more

Washington Supreme Court Limits Public Access to Hospital Privileging, Peer Review Documents

by Angela Galloway, Eric Stahl | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/26/2013

Public hospital districts may not disclose certain records created during closed-door meetings about hospital privileging decisions, the Washington Supreme Court recently held in Cornu-Labat v. Hospital Dist. No. 2 Grant...more

Cayman Islands commended by the OECD in latest peer review report

by Marco Martins | Harney Westwood & Riegels on 4/23/2013

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) recently published a report in which the Cayman Islands was commended for the “streamlined, efficient and responsive procedures it has is in place to...more

Dr. Chris Mason Responds to Blog Posts on Genome Medicine Article -- Updated

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 4/11/2013

[Ed. Patent Docs recently reported on an article in the current issue of Genome Medicine which contends that due to the non-specificity of sequence uniqueness across the genome and the broad scope of claims to nucleotide...more

When "Peer Review" Has Ulterior Motives

by Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 4/4/2013

A federal judge this week upheld a jury verdict against the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, finding sufficient evidence for the jury's decision that the AAOS acted with "reckless disregard for the truth" in...more

California Supreme Court To Tackle Arbitration, Foreclosures and Peer Review in Upcoming Oral Arguments

by Michael Walsh | Sedgwick LLP on 4/2/2013

In addition to the more typical criminal issues, the oral arguments scheduled for April 3 and 4 in L.A. will also address when to compel arbitration, foreclosure sales and hospital peer review....more

U.S. EPA Announces Peer Review Panel For Hydraulic Fracturing Study

by Jason Yearout | BakerHostetler on 3/27/2013

On Monday, March 25, the USEPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) announced that it has formed an independent body of experts to peer-review the agency’s ongoing hydraulic fracturing research. Specifically, the Hydraulic...more

Peer Review/Medical Staff Concerns in Telemedicine Practice

by Elliott B. Pollack | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 12/12/2012

Originally published in American Health Lawyers Association's MedStaff News - November 2012. Much ink has been spilled over the last several years concerning the growth of telemedicine. Taking advantage of high-tech...more

Revolution in Disputes Between Hospitals and Their Physicians?

by Kurt Melchior | Nossaman LLP on 8/24/2012

Originally published in the Daily Journal on August 24, 2012. A new decision of the state Court of Appeal last week may change the way disputes between hospitals and their privileged physicians will play out. In Fahlen...more

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