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
Settlement Agreement Involving Privileging Action Not Breached
The United States Court of Federal Claims ruled in favor of a government-affiliated medical center in a lawsuit filed by a physician who entered into a settlement agreement with the medical center after his privileges were revoked by the medical center’s clinical excellence committee, determining that the medical center hadn’t breached the settlement agreement between the parties. Mostafa v. The United States
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
Your Question of the Week a few weeks ago provided a bunch of good tips for handling external reviews (that we had happily followed!), but it didn’t address one big issue our peer review committee is wrestling with right now. Specifically, our committee arranged for an external review on a highly technical procedure that only one member of our medical staff performs that had resulted in a number of patient complications. The issue that we are struggling with right now – with a difference of opinion among the committee members – is whether we need to show that report to the physician. Some members of the committee think we will waive the peer review privilege if we do, while others disagree and say we have to show her to be fair. Do we?
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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