A New Jersey doctor whose staff privileges were revoked following an investigation into his practices doesn’t have a cause of action against the hospital where he formerly practiced, a state appeals court affirmed Nov. 24 (Hurwitz v. AHS Hosp. Corp., 2014 BL 331153, N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div., A-5112-12T2, 11/24/14).
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, said the federal Health Care Quality and Improvement Act (HCQIA) and its state law analogue provided AHS Hospital Corp. and the Overlook Hospital Medical Staff with immunity from monetary damages in a lawsuit filed by Dr. James Hurwitz to contest ...
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