Case Study
Case Study
According to the case study, Oltz was a nurse anesthetist, who filed a sue against St. Peter’s community hospital and the physician anesthesiologists after his termination. In the past, the hospital was the legally binding with Oltz because if the billing agreements. The issue was raised after the interruption if anesthesiologists. It is because that the anesthesiologists were not able to compete with the lower fee structure of nurse anesthetist (Case Study). So, they made a contract with the hospitals in 1980 for squeeze the job of nurse anesthetist and stop their future in the hospital market.
Therefore, Oltz filed a case of violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Before, the trial, anesthesiologists settled the legal issues with Oltz by paying $462,500 to him before the trial in court. In the term of hospital, the court also favored the plaintiff and awarded him. But, the hospital submitted a statement in court that the management has renegotiated its contract with the group of anesthesiology so, the hospital is not violating the concepts of the antitrust law (Case Study). So, the court gave the judgment that Oltz had settled his loss with anesthesiologist group so, his claim for the award of attorneys’ fee could not be considered.
This law also helps the leaders of healthcare that negotiating exclusive contract could be helped to face the any legal issues related to damage because it provides the rights to them for restructuring the contract to secure the benefits of the hospital (Schiff & Leone, 2008). It is because that this contract gives a right to the hospitals for renegotiate with the other party after the completion of the contract period. On the other hand, the hospitals have power to terminate any employee without noticing to them and seeing the employment contract because of its for-cause termination provision for holding the hospital privileges (Schaff & Leone, 2008). This contract also helps the healthcare leaders to secure the benefits of hospitals.
References
Case Study. (n.d.). Oltz v. St. Peter’s Community Hosp., 19 F.3d 1312 (9th Cir. 1994. Case Study.
Schaff, M.F. & Leone, A.M. (2008). Negotiating Exclusive Hospital Contracts: Five Critical Issues. Retrieved from http://www.imagingbiz.com/articles/view/negotiating-exclusive-hospital-contracts-five-critical-issues
