Peer review ensures that a hospital assesses the performance of individuals granted clinical privileges via the activities of its medical staff, and uses the results of such assessments to improve care. This week’s free resource is a sample form for documenting OPPE results from...
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...
Despite reports of increased burnout, increased regulatory requirements, decreased pay, and decreased autonomy, physicians in training are not shying away from taking the next step into medicine. The results from the 2016 residency Match (which is the program most medical students/residents use...
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.