Health Care & Hospital Law
Jul. 5, 2023
DON'T OVERLOOK FEDERAL PROTECTIONS WHEN DEFENDING HOSPITALS AND PEER REVIEWERS IN PHYSICIANS' RETALIATION LAWSUITS
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Barry S. Landsberg
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
2049 Century Park East, Suite 1700
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Phone: (310) 312-4259
Email: blandsberg@manatt.com
Emory University SOL; Atlanta GA
Joanna S. McCallum
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP.
2049 Century Park East, Suite 1700
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Email: jmccallum@manatt.com
Physicians often sue hospitals and medical staffs under a California whistleblower statute, Health and Safety Code section 1278.5, which enables physicians to claim that peer review disciplinary action is mere pretext for retaliation for their complaints about the quality of patient care at hospitals. In some cases, physicians preemptively lodge complaints administratively and file retaliation lawsuits knowing that their peer physicians are about to suspend, restrict,...
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