Privilege denied - hospital liability for credentialing. (includes related article on Massachusetts public interest law providing option for patients ... Negligence): An article from: Trial
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Author(s)David M. Kopstein, Karen R. Ristuben
ISBN / ASINB00097LZDK
ISBN-13978B00097LZD8
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From the supplier: One way for victims of malpractice to get recovery is by suing the hospital for negligent credentialing. This is not a respondeat superior action, rather, it is based on the duty of the hospital to the patient to follow certain standards in granting staff privileges. A hospital with actual knowledge that a physician lacks competence will be held liable for the physician's malpractice. Courts in at least 23 states have found hospitals liable on this basis. Expert evidence is important and the greatest obstance will be peer review privilege statutes. Even if access to credentialing committee files is not possible, the attorney can prove malpractice circumstantially.
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Title: Privilege denied - hospital liability for credentialing. (includes related article on Massachusetts public interest law providing option for patients to check up on doctors)(Medical Negligence)
Author: David M. Kopstein
Publication:Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1997
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 33 Issue: n5 Page: 30(5)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the supplier: One way for victims of malpractice to get recovery is by suing the hospital for negligent credentialing. This is not a respondeat superior action, rather, it is based on the duty of the hospital to the patient to follow certain standards in granting staff privileges. A hospital with actual knowledge that a physician lacks competence will be held liable for the physician's malpractice. Courts in at least 23 states have found hospitals liable on this basis. Expert evidence is important and the greatest obstance will be peer review privilege statutes. Even if access to credentialing committee files is not possible, the attorney can prove malpractice circumstantially.
Citation Details
Title: Privilege denied - hospital liability for credentialing. (includes related article on Massachusetts public interest law providing option for patients to check up on doctors)(Medical Negligence)
Author: David M. Kopstein
Publication:Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1997
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 33 Issue: n5 Page: 30(5)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
