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

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 27, 2018No. 20 WAP 2016; No. 22 WAP 2016; No. 21 WAP 2016; No. 23 WAP 2016PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

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JUSTICE DONOHUE

The Peer Review Protection Act, 63 P.S. §§ 425.1 - 425.4 ("PRPA"), provides a narrow evidentiary privilege to protect the "proceedings and documents of a review committee" conducting peer review activities by professional health care providers in conformity with its provisions. In this medical malpractice action, Monongahela Valley Hospital ("MVH") contracted with UPMC Emergency Medicine, Inc. ("ERMI") to provide staffing and administrative services for its emergency room. Both MVH and ERMI claim that the…

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  3. Commonwealth v. BracaliellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare v. Forbes Health SystemSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. JordanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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  4. Commonwealth v. Hlubin, M., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  5. Ungurian, S. v. Beyzman, A., M.D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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