Congratulations to this month’s contest winner, Mindy Hays, CPMSM, medical staff coordinator at Lindner Center of Hope, Mason, OH, for her entry on ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) for low-volume providers!
Here’s what Mindy has to say about OPPE at her institution:...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 13
Many medical staffs work hard to develop good processes, put them in to place, and not look at them again for 10 years. A best practice is to conduct an annual evaluation of the FPPE process. Bolster the successful components and change areas that could use improvement. No processes exists that...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 13
The most critical issue on physician’s minds when it comes to competency data is how the hospital will use that data. The following 10 questions can guide the development of your physician competency feedback report and serve as the basis for your medical staff policy and procedure regarding...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 13
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, and other important...
Many hospitalists will tell you that one of the reasons they choose to practice hospital-based medicine is because it offers greater scheduling flexibility than office-based practice. But many will also tell you, often in the same breath, that they are exhausted. Going to bed earlier isn’t the...
As the number of intensivists dwindles and demand for their services rises, hospitalists are stepping in to care for critical patients.
"We are way beyond the discussion of whether hospitalists should be in the ICU-they are already there. In many cases, they are managing the patients as...
