The Antitrust Implications of the Denial of Hospital Staff Privileges

Authors

William R. Drexel

Abstract

Hospitals monitor the quality of patient care by controlling physician access to hospitals and their facilities. Physicians denied staff privileges may claim that the hospital's limitation on access represents a concerted refusal to deal-a violation of the Sherman Act. In this article, the author examines the allegedly anticompetitive practices of hospitals and concludes that the hospitals' concerted refusal to deal may be permitted as a legitimate means of self-regulation by professionals

Recommended Citation

William R. Drexel, The Antitrust Implications of the Denial of Hospital Staff Privileges, 36 U. Mia. L. Rev. 207 (1982)
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