The Brave New World of Ambulatory Peer Review – What You Need to Know
Historically, peer review was limited to the review of practitioners’ clinical care for hospital patients. However, with health care entities providing more clinical services on an outpatient basis and the increase in employed physicians by hospital affiliated entities, there has been significant interest in developing outpatient peer review processes. But, before moving forward with such a project, there are a number considerations that groups have to evaluate.
Press play now to listen to HortySpringer attorneys Ian Donaldson and Charles Chulack as they discuss these topics and more to assist you in designing your outpatient peer review process.
What’s New in Health Law
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New Cases
No PSQIA Protection for Reports Used for Internal Quality Improvement Purposes
The Court of Appeals of North Carolina held that a hospital’s “SAFE” reports were not protected by the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act because they were used for multiple internal purposes (including routine quality improvement purposes and operational review) and the hospital had not met its burden to show that they were created for the purpose of reporting to a Patient Safety Organization (even if they were, eventually and ultimately, reported to a PSO). McGehee v. Farber
To read more about this case and to find out what’s new in healthcare law, visit our What’s New page
Question of the Week
Sometimes it’s very tempting to call a colleague you may know at another hospital to clarify the details of an applicant. While I believe this is done routinely, is it legally permissible if the applicant has not declared this person a reference?
HortySpringer’s Contract Control Program for Hospitals and Healthcare Systems is now available!
Healthcare contracts can be challenging, but with the right support, they don’t have to be. We have teamed up with our friends from LegalSifter to offer a tailored Contract Control Program just for hospitals and health systems. This lets you review contracts you receive from others, draft new contracts using HortySpringer curated templates, negotiate agreements and manage the contracts after they’re signed. It’s a full-service solution that simplifies the entire contract process.
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