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...
Prospective review, concurrent review (proctoring), or retrospective review are examples of the various ways to conduct a focused review or to evaluate privileged practitioners. The medical staff should work with advanced practice professionals (APP) to define specific quality indicators and to...
If you are struggling with challenges around the intersection of employed physicians and the organized medical staff, you are far from being alone. Every day, many organizations have to deal with fundamental questions about basic processes such as credentialing, privileging, proctoring, peer...
