Balk v. Dunlap’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “"`Peer review' means any of the following functions: (A) Evaluate and improve the quality of health care services rendered by health care providers; (B) determine that health services rendered were professionally indicated or were performed in compliance with the applicable standard of care; (C) determine that the cost of health care rendered was considered reasonable by the providers of professional health services in this area; (D) evaluate the qualifications, competence and performance of the providers of health care or to act upon matters relating to the discipline of any individual provider of health care; (E) reduce morbidity or mortality; (F) establish and enforce guidelines designed to keep within reasonable bounds the cost of health care; (G) conduct of research; (H) determine if a hospital's facilities are being properly utilized; (I) supervise, discipline, admit, determine privileges or control members of a hospital's medical staff; (J) review the professional qualifications or activities of health care providers; (K) evaluate the quantity, quality and timeliness of health care services rendered to patients in the facility; (L) evaluate, review or improve methods, procedures or treatments being utilized by the medical care facility or by health care providers in a facility rendering health care." (Emphasis added.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Adams v. St. Francis Regional Medical Center

2. “"The reports and records made pursuant to K.S.A. 65-4923 ... and amendments thereto, shall be confidential and privileged, including: (1) Reports and records of executive or review committees of medical care facilities or of a professional society or organization; (2) reports and records of the chief of the medical staff, chief administrative officer or risk manager of a medical care facility; (3) reports and records of any state licensing agency or impaired provider committee of a professional society or organization; and (4) reports made pursuant to this act to or by a medical care facility risk manager, any committee, the board of directors, administrative officer or any consultant. "Such reports and records shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena or other means of legal compulsion for their release to any person or entity and shall not be admissible in any civil or administrative action other than a disciplinary proceeding by the appropriate state licensing agency."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Adams v. St. Francis Regional Medical Center

3. “as notes of the discussions which occur during monthly meetings of its OB/GYN medical staff about the following matters: quality of care; potential problems with patient care; review of the care provided by each of the members of the department; compliance with the standard of care required of its members; peer review; quality assurance; and risk management.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Adams v. St. Francis Regional Medical Center