The Supreme Court of Michigan (the Court), reversing the decision of a trial court, held that objective facts contained in an incident report are protected by the state's peer review statute.
Peer review can be as simple or as complex a process as the organization makes it. But it is a process, and like any other process, it should be clearly delineated in a policy that is objective and applied equally. If emotions can run high concerning the proctoring of a physician's privileges,...
Use goal cascading to operationalize the indicator selection process. Goal cascading is the concept of linking business goals and performance measures to individual performance targets. This concept can be applied to OPPE. Identify relevant organizational and department/specialty goals and link...
When The Joint Commission changed its language to focused and ongoing evaluations, some physicians at the hospital had a difficult time understanding that these "new" requirements were still peer review, according to Barbara Lewis Shelton, BS, MBA-HCM, RN, CPHQ, director of...
After a practitioner completes his or her initial focused professional practice evaluation, the medical staff is responsible for monitoring his or her competence on an ongoing basis. The following excerpt from The Medical Staff’s Guide to Overcoming Competence Assessment Challenges...
