tort – MD Update

Tort Reform and Administrative Simplification Remain KMA Priorities

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LOUISVILLE Despite the Kentucky General Assembly’s emphasis on politically charged topics such as the budget and pension reform, it is

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Kentucky Declines to Adopt Negligent Credentialing

January 1, 2018March 23, 2018 Jamie Wilhite Dittert, ESQ 2016-SC-00181, analysis of the hospital 's behavior, applicable standard of care, bifurcation, bylaw, competent medical staff, contractor physician, court 's rationale, credentialing, credentialing claim, crux of a negligent credentialing claim, Cumberland regional hospital, employed physician, exist avenue, exist avenue of recovery, harm, hospital 's behavior, hospital claim, hospital negligence claim, independent contractor physician, Kentucky, Kentucky 's high court, Kentucky supreme court, Kentucky supreme court justice, Lexington Kentucky, Lexington Kentucky 's appellate court, LLC v., negligence, negligent credentialing, negligent credentialing claim, new cause of action, non-employee, omission of the hospital, opinion, physician, physician claim, plaintiff, privilege, standard of care, tort, unqualified physician, v., viable cause, viable cause of action

LEXINGTON Kentucky’s appellate courts have debated for years on whether Kentucky allows hospitals to be sued for “negligent credentialing.” Generally,

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Legislative Update: SB4 – Medical Review Panels

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According to the National Practitioner Data Bank, Kentucky reported an average of 269 payments each year from 2011 through 2015.

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The State of Negligent Credentialing in Kentucky

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Recently, Kentucky courts have considered whether to recognize a new cause of action called “negligent credentialing.” Generally, a negligent credentialing

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