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There should be very few times when a medical staff needs to deny an application for privileges. For the most part, the physician and other LIP applicants are practitioners who have excellent records and will continue to deliver high quality in their ongoing patient care.

Published 8/1/18

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Published 7/31/18

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Published 7/30/18

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (the “Court”) denied a hospital’s motion to dismiss a plaintiff’s claim, finding that a delay in performing a medical screening may violate the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).