Although external peer review is seldom required in most organizations, it is nonetheless important to have a policy in place should the need arise. In many hospitals, the service line or department chair, medical staff quality committee (MSQC), or another designated group will make recommendations on the need for external peer review to the medical executive committee (MEC).

 Published 7/5/17

Finding that documents gathered, used, and generated during a hospital’s root cause analysis (RCA) process were privileged from disclosure, the Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District (the “Court”) reversed a Circuit Court of Cook County’s decision ordering the hospital to produce the documents in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a former patient.

 Published 7/5/17

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