The Appellate Court of Connecticut affirmed a lower court’s decision to set aside a jury verdict in favor of a physician in a medical malpractice case after the physician’s attorney violated the state’s peer review statute.
When reviewing compliance regarding FPPE/OPPE, we find some issues result from a fragmented approach to the privileging process. Although many facilities have successfully implemented FPPE/OPPE requirements, some facilities are still troubled by the proverbial round peg in the square hole.
Past Peer Review Boot Camp participants have said, “The boot camp should be mandatory training for PRC chairs and members," and “Greeley is the expert in peer review." Join us in Colorado Springs June 13-15 and see for yourself why peer review by physician experts for physicians works.
Since The Joint Commission launched the FPPE concept and the related OPPE, hospitals have struggled to find their ideal method for performing and tracking these processes.
