Board of Registration in Medicine v. Hallmark Health Corp.

Lauriat, Peter M., J.

INTRODUCTION

The Board of Registration in Medicine (the “Board”) brought this action against the defendants, Hallmark Health Corporation, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, (collectively, “Hallmark”) and Winchester Hospital, seeking access to materials located in a medical doctor’s credentialing files from the hospitals in connection with the Board’s investigation of the doctor, Dr. John Doe (“Dr. Doe”), prior to the commencement of an adjudicatory proceeding pursuant to G.L.c. 30A.1 A Superior Court judge awarded summary judgment to Hallmark, and the…