Which type of organization was immune from liability for negligent credentialing in Harrell v Total Health Care?

Which type of organization was immune from liability for negligent credentialing in Harrell v Total Health Care?

• A. For-profit health system
• B. Non-profit health organization
• C. Government entity
• D. Private clinic with no credentialing duties

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is how liability protections for negligent credentialing depend on the type of organization. In Harrell v Total Health Care, the court held that a nonprofit health organization was immune from liability for negligent credentialing. The nonprofit status carried a form of charitable-immunity that shields the organization from such claims, reflecting a public-policy view that nonprofit hospitals should be able to credential staff without the chilling effect of lawsuits over credentialing decisions. This protection is not typically extended to government entities or private for-profit clinics, which do not carry the same immunities.

The idea being tested is how liability protections for negligent credentialing depend on the type of organization. In Harrell v Total Health Care, the court held that a nonprofit health organization was immune from liability for negligent credentialing. The nonprofit status carried a form of charitable-immunity that shields the organization from such claims, reflecting a public-policy view that nonprofit hospitals should be able to credential staff without the chilling effect of lawsuits over credentialing decisions. This protection is not typically extended to government entities or private for-profit clinics, which do not carry the same immunities.