Ritchie v. Cmty. Howard Reg’l Health, Inc. — Mar. 2016 (Summary)

PRECAUTIONARY SUSPENSION

Ritchie v. Cmty. Howard Reg’l Health, Inc.
No. 34A02-1505-PL-385 (Ind. Ct. App. Mar. 10, 2016)

A cardiologist whose privileges were precautionarily suspended was denied preliminary injunctive relief.  The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s denial of the injunction, based on the Indiana Peer Review Act which prohibits peer review actions to be enjoined unless they were taken with malice and also because the cardiologist failed to exhaust administrative remedies under the medical staff bylaws.