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the binding effect of a prior determination that the
privilege furthers the public interest.^248
The New Jersey Legislature, in passing the PSA, made clear
its binding public policy determination that materials of self-
critical analysis remain confidential. Courts will do their best to
elucidate this mandate. Whether the PSA’s “syllogistic
application” of the privilege will actually promote the principal
goal of the Act—to improve overall patient safety—remains to be
seen.
(^248) The Privilege of Self-Critical Analysis, supra note 44, at 1099
(emphasis added).