Most accreditation bodies now require medical staffs to subject applicants with newly granted privileges to some type of FPPE. Some accrediting organizations see this as an important capstone to the process of initial appointment, and knowledgeable plaintiff attorneys often seek documentation of...
A primary goal of my work in consulting and writing, including this book, is to help medical staffs move from a punitive or indifferent peer review culture to one that supports physician improvement and the pursuit of excellence. The good news is that peer review culture can indeed change....
OPPE reports should not catch practitioners by surprise. Create a timeline around which all practitioners will receive OPPE/FPPE education, particularly if the medical staff is adopting a new reporting process.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 12
The South Dakota Supreme Court (the “Court”) recently reversed a circuit court’s decision ordering several healthcare providers to produce peer review materials. The Court disagreed with the lower court’s interpretation of the state’s peer review privilege and found that a court-created crime-...
This week, CRC Daily covers OPPE. An organization’s decision to employ physicians may require reexamination of existing information-sharing approaches to promote compliant, confidential, and effective use of performance data. Most medical staffs are rightfully extremely protective of...
When implementing retrospective proctoring, it is important to standardize the approach. One good practice is to have medical records prescreened by a nonphysician reviewer (typically a nurse in the quality department). This pre-review is used to highlight major issues and concerns in the chart...
