Legal Opinion
Baltimore Sun Co. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 23, 1991No. Misc. No. 4PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
This case focuses upon Maryland Code (1981, 1986 Repl. Vol.), § 14-601 of the Health Occupations Article relating to “Medical review committees.” As defined by subsection (b), these committees include, inter alia, medical staff committees of hospitals. Subsection (c) specifies the functions of a medical review committee:
“(1) Evaluates and seeks to improve the quality of health care provided by providers of health care;(2) Evaluates the need for and the level of performance of health care provided by providers of health care;(3) Evaluates the qualifications, competence, and…
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