Check out The Complete Guide to OPPE and FPPE, a brand new go-to resource for making sense of professional practice evaluation scenarios that don’t fit squarely into traditional frameworks, such as telehealth providers,...
Physicians aren’t the only practitioners ensnared in heated debate over renewal of certification. Two physician assistant (PA) groups have been sparring for the better part of a year over a proposed update to the recertification process.
The Healthcare Quality Improvement Act of 1986, which formed the legislative impetus for the NPDB, specifies that organizations must report a physician's "surrender of clinical privileges" while the individual is under investigation for potential incompetence or improper conduct, or in return...
Although hospital organizational structures vary widely, an OPPE/FPPE program requires cross-departmental collaboration in virtually any environment. The best way to foster this teamwork is through a dedicated task force composed of members from several departments. The OPPE/FPPE task force...
As fewer physicians take on voluntary duties, such as proctoring, your organization might struggle to find physicians who will serve as proctors. One suggestion is to make proctoring a medical staff duty that is spelled out in your governing documents. Today's free resource is a rules and...
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has developed a new registry to improve the quality of neurological patient care. Using their Axon Dashboard, participating members can see how they're doing and whether they need improvement on a particular measure.
Risk management's relationship with peer review is highly dependent on whether the risk management department is perceived with suspicion or as an aid. This somewhat depends on whether the risk management culture is primarily claims-focused or risk reduction-focused. The former tends to link...
Given the growing diversity in hospital specialties, competency assessment should tap many sources, rather than relying too heavily on any single channel. And prospective criteria sources are abundant, according to David J. Siegler, MD, a pediatric physician with Child Neurology...
This week’s free resource comes from Resolve Practitioner Turf Conflicts. Privilege disputes require the cooperation of your medical staff and administrative leadership to resolve. The development of a policy...
