industry feature NAMSS CE QUIZ: Questions on Two Healthcare Worlds Colliding See worksheet on page 42. 1. Market forces have created issues in balancing peer review privilege and immunity in light of physician employment by hospitals. a. True b. False 2. Dr. Ryskin had been granted his reappointment of privileges when the issues came up regarding two of his cases that initiated the Peer Review Committee review. a. True b. False 3. The concerns raised by the external reviewer pertained to medical care and processes. a. True b. False 4. Ryskin was the party in the litigation that attempted to compel the hospital to produce documentation related to the activities of the hospital’s Medical Executive Committee, Credentials Committee and Peer Review Committee. a. True b. False 7. The Health Care Quality Improvement Act provides for qualified immunity from damages actions for hospitals, doctors and others that participate in professional review proceedings, provided four standards for such professional review are met. a. True b. False 8. The parties wishing to cloak themselves with the qualified immunity from damages actions must show that the necessary elements have been met, since there is not a presumption in their favor regarding same. a. True b. False 9. The Colorado Professional Review Act, which was a one of the laws impacting Ryskin’s case, also provides for qualified immunity and is similar to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act subject to minor differences. a. True b. False 5: Ryskin asserted that he was afforded his due process rights throughout the review process. 10. When a peer review matter coincides with another legal matter pertaining to the same practitioner, it should not be assumed that privilege and immunity will necessarily result due to the peer review process. a. True b. False a. True b. False 6. The hospital maintained that Ryskin’s employment agreement was terminated and his reappointment denied both because of Ryskin failing to accurately answer a question on his reappointment application. 14 Take this quiz online and receive your results immediately! Click the SYNERGY Quizzes link in the Headlines section of www.namss.org. / a. True b. False SYNERGY July /A ugust 2013http://www.namss.org/MemberCenter/NAMSSStore/tabid/70/keyword/synergy/Default.aspx http://www.namss.org