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Pennsylvania Court Sets Out New Work Product Privilege Considerations for Medical Providers’ PSQIA Information

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In the period following an adverse patient event, a hospital is likely to find itself facing two competing tensions—on the one hand, the desire to conduct a comprehensive analysis to determine the event’s cause and how best...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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Privilege Protections Under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005

In a case of first impression involving a medical malpractice lawsuit, the Illinois Appellate Court reversed the ruling by the trial court in Daley vs. Ingalls Memorial Hospital, which ordered a hospital to produce three...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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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

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Sharing Legal Communications With PR Firm Raises Privilege Issues for Hospital

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A recent case in Pennsylvania reminds companies to think carefully about sharing their attorney-client communications with third parties, such as public relations firms. On March 13, a unanimous three-judge panel of the...more

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The Patient Safety Act goes [back] to Washington

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The scope of a little-known but nonetheless significant federal healthcare law, the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act ("Patient Safety Act), may soon be considered by the United States Supreme Court. In a petition...more

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