Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
Health Care & Hospital Law,
California Courts of Appeal
May 13, 2019
Ruling ends physician termination sans peer review process
A recent Court of Appeal ruling put an end to the practice of terminating a physician without utilizing the peer review process -- when it relates to clinical concerns.
Andrew H. Selesnick
Shareholder
Buchalter
Email: aselesnick@buchalter.com
Andrew is based in the firm's Los Angeles office and is a member of the firm's Health Care Practice Group.
Karen N. George
BuchalterEmail: kgeorge@buchalter.com
Karen practices in the firm's Health Care Practice Group. She is based in Los Angeles.
For years, hospitals have requested that medical groups terminate problematic hospital-based physicians without any limitations. In Economy v. Sutter East Bay Hospitals, 2019 DJDAR 1049 (Feb. 4, 2019), the the 1st District Court of Appeal put an end to the practice of terminating a physician without utilizing the peer review process -- when it relates...
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