Lessons From An 11-Year Hospital Credentialing Battle

Law360, New York (May 15, 2014, 2:24 PM EDT) -- A Tulsa, Oklahoma, surgeon is $733,000 poorer after the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered him on April 21 to pay the hospital's legal bills for a lawsuit he filed over losing his practice privileges. The case provides a valuable lesson to physicians who may be considering filing suit over peer review decisions, as well as guidance to hospitals on how to protect themselves from baseless lawsuits. Sadly, though, it also provides a reminder that sometimes there are no real winners when multiyear litigation is involved....

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