The medical staff exists to ensure the quality of care, which is dependent primarily on individuals granted privileges in the organization. The way the organized medical staff accomplishes this is through competency determination across the lifetime of a practitioner at the...
If there are members of your medical staff who think so, there’s probably no way to change their minds. Nevertheless, peer review is a requirement because it can stop or pre-empt bad care and save patient lives—and it’s not going away. If your organization is struggling with it, tune in ...
While the basic concept of peer review has remained the same over the years?the evaluation of a physician's competencies and ability to deliver safe and effective care?the ways it is performed and evaluated have changed, as well as the question of who falls into the peer review bucket. The same...
For the next several months, we will design an actual OPPE system looking at different metrics of physician performance. There is no regulatory or accreditation mandate as to what must be in an OPPE system; the only requirement from The Joint Commission and Healthcare Facilities Accreditation...
HCPro is working on a new book of FPPE forms and tools, and we’re inviting you to be a part of it. Our goal for this book is to feature policies, dashboards, indicator lists, and other forms your organization uses to conduct FPPE. The new book will be structured similarly to...
A contemporary definition of peer review is far more "expansive" than the traditional notion of individual case/chart review. It includes the ongoing evaluation of an individual's performance for all relevant performance dimensions using all appropriate, relevant, and available sources of...
