Peer Review Privilege

  • Read more: The Peer Review Privilege: No Exception for Objective Facts
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    The Peer Review Privilege: No Exception for Objective Facts

    By Alex Stein The Michigan Supreme Court’s recent decision in Krusac v. Covenant Medical Center, Inc., — N.W.2d —- (Mich. 2015), 2015 WL 1809371, foiled an attempt at establishing an “objective fact” exception to the peer review privilege.  An elderly hospital patient allegedly rolled off the operating table, fell on the floor, and died shortly thereafter. As part…

  • Read more: Doctors Conducting Peer Review Can Recover Compensatory and Punitive Damages for Confidentiality Violations
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    Doctors Conducting Peer Review Can Recover Compensatory and Punitive Damages for Confidentiality Violations

    By Alex Stein The Supreme Court of New Mexico has recently delivered an important decision protecting peer reviewers’ statutory entitlement to confidentiality. Yedidag v. Roswell Clinic Corp., — P.3d —- (N.M. 2015), 2015 WL 691333. The Court ruled that peer reviewers can sue violators of their confidentiality right and recover compensatory and even punitive damages. This…