1. Patrick v. Burget (1988) 486 U.S. 94.
2. Legal immunity for medical peer-review programs;Curran;N Engl J Med,1989
3. Medical peer review, antitrust and the effect of statutory reform;Charity;Md L Rev,1991
4. The obligations arise from state and federal reporting requirements, which carry criminal penalties for failure to report and from case law which holds the hospital and its medical staff liable for malpractice committed by physicians who practice at a hospital as a result of “negligent credentialing.” See Elam v. College Park Hospital (1982) 132 Cal App 3d 332, 341. Credentialing is also governed by the healthcare accreditation entities. See, Comprehensive accreditation manual for hospitals. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 1995, p 510–51, MS 5–MS 5.12.
5. State medical peer review;Scheutzow;Am J Law Med,1999