Ex Parte Cryer’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “[t]he confidentiality established by this section shall apply to materials prepared by an employee, advisor, or consultant of a hospital, clinic, or medical staff and to materials prepared by an employee, advisor or consultant of an accrediting, quality assurance or similar agency or similar body and to any individual who is an employee, advisor or consultant of a hospital, clinic, medical staff or accrediting, quality assurance or similar agency or body. " (Emphasis added.) Further, subsection (b) provides that "[a]ll accreditation, quality assurance credentialling and similar materials... shall not be subject to discovery or introduction in evidence in any civil action against a health care ... institution arising out of matters which are the subject of evaluation and review for accreditation, quality assurance and similar functions, purposes, or activities.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Roby v. Fairfield Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, L.L.C.

2. “"[Act No. 81-801, Ala. Acts 1981, from which § 22-21-8 is codified,] specifically provides for the confidentiality of all written materials and activities concerning the accreditation, quality assurance, or similar function of any hospital, clinic, or medical staff. Accreditation and quality-assurance functions generally are considered to be connected to hospitals, clinics, etc., that are regulated in a manner different from an individual physician or a group of physicians operating as a private association or a private corporation, as is the case here. Consequently, we conclude that the Legislature intended only to provide for the confidentiality of all written materials and activities concerning hospitals and clinics, not private associations or corporations or individual physicians."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Roby v. Fairfield Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, L.L.C.

3. “"`"[d]iscovery matters are within the trial court's sound discretion, and its ruling on those matters will not be reversed absent a showing of abuse of discretion and substantial harm to the appellant."' Ex parte Coosa Valley Health Care, Inc., 789 So.2d 208 (Ala. 2000) (quoting Wolff v. Colonial Bank, 612 So.2d 1146, 1146 (Ala.1992))."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Roby v. Fairfield Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, L.L.C.