Work-product privilege is a type of peer review protection law that prevents information associated with the peer review process from being discovered in court. This protection is based on the idea that physicians won’t candidly discuss a colleague’s shortcomings if their statements later could...
The Joint Commission (TJC) standards call for an objective, evidence-based process when deciding whether to grant or deny a privilege(s) or to renew existing ones. Criteria must be consistently evaluated to determine a practitioner’s ability to provide patient care, treatment, and services...
