Opinion ID: 2260589
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Heading: negligent credentialing is a valid claim in utah

Text: ¶ 15 A substantial majority of the other common law states recognize negligent credentialing as a viable claim. Larson v. Wasemiller, 738 N.W.2d 300, 306-309 (Minn.2007) (surveying states that have adopted negligent credentialing claims and the legal basis for the cause of action). We agree with the analysis that negligent credentialing is simply the application of broad common law principles of negligence, id. at 307, and is a natural extension of torts such as negligent hiring. Id. at 308. There are strong policy reasons for recognizing the cause of action, including the foreseeability of harm to patients where hospitals fail to properly investigate a doctor's qualifications, see Johnson v. Misericordia Cmty. Hosp., 99 Wis.2d 708, 301 N.W.2d 156, 164 (1981), and the `superior position [of hospitals] to monitor and control physician performance.' Domingo v. Doe, 985 F.Supp. 1241, 1245 (D.Haw.1997) (quoting Pedroza v. Bryant, 101 Wash.2d 226, 677 P.2d 166, 169 (1984)). We therefore formally recognize negligent credentialing as a valid common-law cause of action in Utah.