title: Supreme Court expands view of interstate commerce in peer review proceeding.
abstract: At the end of May, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed an antitrust claim by a physician against a hospital for an allegedly improper peer review proceeding. Previously, hospitals were allowed to defend against antitrust claims regarding a peer review decision involving one physician on the grounds that the activities did not affect interstate commerce. The Supreme Court has apparently removed this defense by letting stand a Court of Appeals decision allowing a physician's antitrust claim against a hospital that has suspended his privileges.
authors: J E
authors: JE
authors: Neugebauer
mesh_terms: D016363:Antitrust Laws; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010380:Peer Review; D014481:United States