Healthcare today is evolving at such a rate that it is difficult to keep track of it all. Practitioners' patterns of practice are under more scrutiny today than they have ever been. Regulatory agencies keep “turning up the heat” in their attempt to ensure that providers are thoroughly evaluated...
Once an applicant has been granted clinical privileges, the organization should monitor the practitioner’s competence through an initial assessment. For organizations accredited by The Joint Commission or HFAP, focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) is required to gauge the individual’s...
In April, two states took action against the American Board of Medical Specialties Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Oklahoma became the first state to sign a law stating that MOC cannot be a requirement for physicians seeking medical licensure or hospital clinical privileges in that...
The 2016 MSP Salary Survey concludes May 6. While we collect the final responses and develop our expert-driven analysis, here's a look at the results so far, based on the roughly 875 responses we received at the time of publication.
Prospective proctoring is a powerful and greatly underutilized tool. The approach involves a one-on-one discussion with the practitioner of concern to learn how he or she will tackle a specific patient care problem and to understand his or her clinical thinking. It is a vehicle for previewing...
The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas (the "Court") granted a petition for writ of mandamus, requiring the trial court to vacate its order requiring a hospital to produce documents it contended were protected from discovery by the Texas medical peer review committee and medical...
