Henderson v. Biwojno

WETTICK, J.,

The claim of a non-party HMO (Keystone Health Plan) that its evaluations of the medical care that plaintiff received are protected from discovery by the Peer Review Protection Act (63 P.S. §425.1 et seq.) is the subject of this opinion and order of court.

This is a medical malpractice action brought by a plaintiff who suffered permanent heart damage. Plaintiff was receiving health benefits from her employer through Keystone Health Plan.1 Plaintiff selected from Keystone’s list of participating physicians Cardiopulmonary-Renal Associates to be her primary care physician group. Dr.…