As the country's population continues to grow older, hospitals and medical staffs may struggle with how to monitor the skills and abilities of their physicians who are also advancing in age. According to a study released earlier this year by the Association of American Medical Colleges on the...
During the recent webcast, "Peer Review: Seven Challenges and Realistic Solutions," speakers Robert J. Marder, MD, and Mark Smith, MD, MBA, FACS, answered a range of questions regarding data collection, peer review committee meetings, and process improvement....
The intent of this series was to demystify the OPPE process and offer best practices that could be implemented in your organization. The fundamental underlying principle of OPPE is the ongoing determination of physician competency, a requirement by CMS in the Conditions of Participation...
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (the Court) held that the Louisiana peer review privilege protected a non-party hospital from a subpoena served on it by an insurance company seeking peer review information about one of its physicians.
The Appellate Court of Illinois for the Third District (the Court) held that a trial court was correct in dismissing a physician's defamation claim against a hospital's chief of staff. The Court found that the statements in question were not defamatory and releases of liability signed by the...
