A privilege that protects from disclosure the proceedings and reports of a medical facility’s peer-review committee, which reviews and oversees the patient care and medical services provided by the staff. [Cases: Witnesses 184(1). C.J.S. Witnesses § 297.]
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panel n. (1)候选陪审员名单 (2)(选定的)陪审团；全体陪审员 (3)〈美〉合议庭 被挑选出来裁决某一案件的一组法官，尤指在上诉法院开庭的由三名法官组成的合议庭。 (4)〈英〉国民健康保险医生名单 同意根据《国民健康保险法》〔National Health Insurance Act〕实施保险医疗的开业医生的名单。有权享受由这些医生给予治疗的病人常称为「panel patients」。 (5)〈英〉愿意提供法律援助的执业律师名单 (6)〈英〉组成青少年法庭的治安法官〔J.P.s〕名单 (7)〈苏格兰〉受审被告人 对刑事被告人从其第一次出庭时起的称谓。
A statutory lien asserted by an HMO, insurer, medical group, or independent practice association against those liable to the patient for damages, to recover money paid or claim money payable for healthcare services provided under a healthcare service plan or a disability insurance policy. — Also termed medical lien. Cf. hospital lien; workers’-compensation lien.
copayment. A fixed amount that a patient pays to a healthcare provider according to the terms of the patient’s health plan. — Often shortened to copay. [Cases: Insurance 2523.]