Opinion ID: 3010958
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Investigating Committee

Text: On September 26, 1994, Dr. Pamintuan's attorney requested that the Executive Committee proceed with a formal investigation. An Investigating Committee was formed to review Dr. Pamintuan's patient care. The members of the Investigating Committee were selected to ensure broad representation with respect to gender, ethnicity, and medical practice, where possible requesting female and Filipino physician participation. The Investigating Committee was charged with reviewing six of Dr. Pamintuan's cases, with each member assigned to one case (one physician was assigned to two cases). Of the six cases reviewed, the Investigating Committee found quality issues in four and was unable to reach a conclusion regarding a fifth because of insufficient documentation of the complications that had occurred. On November 30, 1994, the Investigating Committee reported its findings to the Executive Committee. Following a review of the findings of the Investigating Committee and the Quality Assurance Committee, the Executive Committee recommended that Dr. Pamintuan's 7 privileges be restored, conditioned on her completion of either an OB/GYN residency retraining program or a review course and recertification. Dr. Pamintuan was notified of the Executive Committee's decision by letter, which also documented the Committee's findings with respect to the deficiencies in Dr. Pamintuan's performance.