The public relies on hospitals to police their medical staffs and weed out incompetent
physicians.'A hospital, however, cannot carry out this duty 1. See Darling v. Charleston …

The enactment of the federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) of 1986 was an
important development that will have a major effect on the way hospitals (and other types of …

Although a hospital's governing board is ultimately responsible for the operation of the
facility, its medical staff monitors both the quality of patient care and the professional conduct …

* Associate, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago; BA, 1979, University of Chicago; JD,
1982, Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law. 1. 486 US 94 (1988). 2 …

The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986'(the" Act") appears to offer a potentially
important protection from legal liability for those involved in medical peer review and quality …

It is assumed that the reader has a basic familiarity with the Health Care Quality
Improvement Act (" the Act") and the provisions of the Act that relate to the National …

Congress granted qualified immunity from liability for peer review participation to physicians,
osteopaths and dentists, created a national practitioner data bank to track inept, incompetent …

OF 1986 AND ITS IMPACT ON HOSPITAL LAW Page 1 THE HEALTH CARE QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1986 AND ITS IMPACT ON HOSPITAL LAW Mark A. Colantonio* I …

There has been considerable discussion on the best way not only to maintain current levels
of quality but to improve them. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare …

Congress, moving with unusual dispatch, has enacted an important new law that offers
hospitals and physicians that engage in peer review broader legal protection against the …