Partner Michael Callahan Quoted in AMNews on Court Decision

Michael Callahan, a partner in the firm’s Health Care Practice, was quoted in an article in AMNews on a recent case in which a Georgia court ruled that hospitals that have existing exclusive arrangements for specialty services cannot prevent other physicians from applying for privileges. In the article, he notes that while the ruling upholds hospitals’ rights to make exclusive contracts and does not require them to accept new physicians, it does require that physicians have the opportunity to apply for staff membership at public hospitals. Private hospitals still have broad discretion in determining who is and is not eligible to apply for and receive membership. (“Hospital Told to Check Bylaws on Exclusive Deals,” April 28, 2008)