Penn State Hospital Can Shield PowerPoint Under Peer Review Law

Aug. 22, 2024, 1:55 PM UTC

A Pennsylvania medical provider peer review law shields portions of a conference PowerPoint presentation from discovery in a medical malpractice case, a federal court in the state said.

The “Grand Rounds” conference operated as a peer review committee within the meaning of the Pennsylvania Peer Review Protection Act because it was used to perform a peer-review function—assessing care provided to particular patients—even though it wasn’t specifically designated as such, the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said Wednesday.

The court therefore denied a motion to compel the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center to produce the PowerPoint in ...

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