Hospital liability for defamation of character during the peer review process: sticks and stones may break my bones, but words may cost me my job

MeSH terms

• Legislation, Hospital*
• Liability, Legal
• Medical Staff Privileges / legislation & jurisprudence*
• National Practitioner Data Bank / legislation & jurisprudence
• Peer Review / legislation & jurisprudence*
• Quality of Health Care / legislation & jurisprudence
• United States
• West Virginia