Reginelli v. Marcellus Boggs, M.D., Monongahela Valley Hosp., Inc.

To ensure frank, probing assessments of physicians by their peers-those most qualified to conduct such reviews-our General Assembly enacted the Peer Review Protection Act ("the PRPA" or "the Act").1 The Act protects a host of records associated with peer review from discovery in malpractice litigation, where the disclosure of such records might discourage candid and effective peer review. The Act is not a model of clarity. That lack of clarity prompts me to dissent respectfully from the Majority's holding.

At issue in this case2 is whether Monongahela Valley Hospital ("MVH") and *309UPMC Emergency…