Four lawsuits were recently filed against UC Health, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and West Chester Hospital for allowing a spine surgeon perform unnecessary procedures. According to the Cincinnati Business Currier, Atiq Durrani, MD, was indicted on 46 federal charges in 2013,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 24
Last year, CMS updated key provisions of its medical staff Conditions of Participation. HCPro teamed up with Michael R. Callahan, Esq., to present a webcast on these changes. If you missed it the first time around, now is your chance to listen: HCPro will rebroadcast the webcast,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 24
“Digital intimacy is another difference between the generations. Boomers and seniors speak different languages when it comes to digital activity, electronic health records and the entire information transformation compared with the younger generations, who have worked with computers earlier in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 24
The popularity and growth of retail medical clinics and pharmacies continue to increase. And now CVS will brings its popular MinuteClinics into the popular retailer Target. The two companies announced earlier this week that CVS would acquire Target’s pharmacy and clinic business for about $1.9...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 24
I was sitting in class this week listening to a marketing presentation about CVS. I was surprised by the high number of fellow students who said they have used a retail medical clinic, such as CVS’s MinuteClinic. It was also announced this week that CVS would...
How often should rate and rule aggregate data be reviewed? The Joint Commission at this time requires at least three evaluations in a two-year reappointment cycle. For those who wish to stick to the minimum, that means producing an OPPE report every eight months. However, I recommend creating...
OPPE indicators need to be reviewed on a regular basis. Indicators that have met compliance over time can be removed and new ones need to be added. This week’s free resource is OPPE indicator proposal sheet. Click...
by William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE, chief medical quality officer at Pocono Health System in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
The amount of confusion and controversy around the concept of ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) is both surprising and unnecessary. The...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 23
