Hospitals try to conceal every report of adverse incidents, even when they know better. I litigated this issue here in Florida successfully. Here is the link to that story: Charles v. Baptist – A Landmark Decision.

In this Pennsylvania case, things were a little more clear.

Central to the appeal is text of the MCARE Act that protects as privilege documents that arise “out of matters reviewed by the patient safety committee,” and while the hospital conceded that the safety committee did not review the documents, it argued the law does not require the documents actually be reviewed, but just that they be documents that would typically be reviewed by the committee.

Read more at: https://www.law360.com/personal-injury-medical-malpractice/articles/1777854?nl_pk=029cff45-637f-44e3-babf-75563f8e0bfd&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=personal-injury-medical-malpractice&utm_content=2023-12-19&read_main=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=5?copied=1