Although MSPs often work behind the scenes, what they add to the focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) process directly affects the quality of physicians who practice at their hospitals.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 6
As long as doctors treat patients effectively and efficiently, they are doing their jobs well, right? Maybe that was the case in years past, but the demands placed on today’s doctors are more complex than that. Although treating patients still remains at the heart of a doctor’s job description,...
Is the document you just filed in a physician’s confidential peer review file really considered a peer review document? Are you maintaining meeting minutes in such a way that if a physician sues the organization, he or she won’t be able to use them against the hospital in a court of law?
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.
