title: Denials of staff privileges face increased antitrust scrutiny.
abstract: Recent court decisions and statements by federal antitrust officials indicate that hospitals may face increasing scrutiny of their staff privileges decisions. In view of these developments, hospitals must be prepared to defend their decisions from antitrust challenges and should structure their actions to satisfy the remaining defenses to antitrust claims.
authors.affiliation: Howrey & Simon, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Wiggins
mesh_terms: D016363:Antitrust Laws; D004465:Economic Competition; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States