McGee Ex Rel. Estate of McGee v. Bruce Hospital System

Finney, Justice:

This Court granted a writ of certiorari to consider the following question:

Are credentialing files, clinical privileges, and the policies and procedures involved in the evaluation of medical staff immune from discovery under the terms of S.C. Code Ann. §§ 40-71-10 and -20 (Supp. 1992)?

The Underlying action involves a medical malpractice wrongful death claim. This matter is before the Court pursuant to the circuit court order granting the plaintiffs motion to compel and instructing the defendant Bruce Hospital System (Bruce Hospital) to produce the credentialing files and…