A medical staff's peer review process doesn't have to be down in the dumps before it considers a redesign. Unlike many hospitals that revamp their peer review processes to overcome sour medical staff politics, a punitive culture, and gross miscommunications, Providence Hospital and...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 4
After you’ve maneuvered your way through the complicated ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) process, from selecting indicators to assigning proctors, don’t forget the last hurdle: deciding how to distribute those data to practitioners.
Fine wine might ripen with age, but peer review processes left alone for decades go sour. This is the lesson that Tucson (AZ) Medical Center (TMC) learned when its department-based peer review process became so punitive and ineffective that some physicians stopped performing specific procedures...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 3
Throughout the “Fair Hearings 101” series, CPRLI has covered various aspects of the fair hearing process, from what language medical staffs need to include in the bylaws to how to choose the right hearing panel members. Although these topics are important, medical staff leaders...