Only one percent of adverse and temporary harm events at hospitals get reported to state adverse action reporting systems, according to a study from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published on July 19, 2012.

Because hospital quality programs traditionally focus on negative feedback, physicians don’t look forward to receiving feedback more often than absolutely necessary. Your organization will undermine its efforts to create a culture of continuous improvement if it provides infrequent feedback that...

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When The Joint Commission (TJC) introduced the term focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) five years ago, medical staff leaders and MSPs entered a period of uncertainty and confusion. Now, five years later, much has been learned and the confusion has faded. But...

For the eighth consecutive year, medical malpractice payments by physicians decreased, reaching its lowest level since 1991. This is according to the watchdog group, Public Citizen, who used data from the National Practitioner’s Data Bank of physicians reporting malpractice payouts. Both the...