Collecting and assessing information on physician competence are daunting tasks. But when physician leaders have this information, deciding what to do with it can be even more challenging. What steps should they be taking? Can they work with the physician to help him or her improve (...
With the changing demographics of the hospital medical staff comes growing challenges. Now HCPro is offering a pair of resources to help you address these challenges. Next week you’ll have an opportunity to get answers to your questions about aging physicians, assessment, and fair policies....
HCPro is working on a new book about OPPE, and we’d like you to be a part of it. Our goal for the book is to feature case studies of organizations that have implemented an effective OPPE program or process and are excited about sharing their experience and forms with their peers.The new book...
Here’s some good advice from the news this week: Locum tenens physicians are asked to “have patience with the administrative needs of the [review] process.” Di Hall’s advice could be applied to other physicians as well. If your organization is looking for a way to save both MSPs’ and...
Might surgeons soon be rated based on videos of their work? Videography in surgical skill peer review was named as a HealthLeaders Media Top Healthcare Quality Issue for 2014. The article cited a New England Journal of Medicine study which found that when surgeons watched...
HCPro is working on a new book about OPPE and we’d like you to be a part of it. Our goal for the book is to feature case studies of organizations that have implemented an effective OPPE program or process and are excited about sharing their experience and forms with their peers.