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
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently launched STEPS Forward, a collection of interactive online educational modules, to help physicians reduce stress and find fulfillment in their work by redesigning their medical practices.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 23
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) recently announced an update to the internal medicine Maintenance of Certification (MOC) blueprint, which will be implemented starting with the Fall 2015 internal medicine MOC exam.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 23
“If you like MOC, no doubt you should continue completing it. But, shouldn’t practicing physicians who don’t believe it benefits them have the right to opt out?”
- Victoria Dooley, MD, discusses challenging Maintenance of Certification in a blog post on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 23
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) remains a highly divisive topic among physicians and this week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider features a pair of items regarding it.
What are your thoughts on MOC? Do you think we should cover it more in MSLI?...
