Lee v. Trinity Lutheran Hospital

In Lee v. Trinity Lutheran Hospital, 408 F.3d 1064, 1070 (8th Cir. 2005), the Eighth Circuit held in favor of a hospital in a peer review action, based on HCQIA:

"Congress passed the HCQIA to improve the quality of medical care by encouraging physicians to identify and discipline physicians who are incompetent or who engage in unprofessional behavior. Congress believed that effective peer review would be furthered by granting limited immunity from suits for money damages to participants in professional peer review actions."