When The Joint Commission changed its language to focused and ongoing evaluations, some physicians at the hospital had a difficult time understanding that these "new" requirements were still peer review, according to Barbara Lewis Shelton, BS, MBA-HCM, RN, CPHQ, director of...
After a practitioner completes his or her initial focused professional practice evaluation, the medical staff is responsible for monitoring his or her competence on an ongoing basis. The following excerpt from The Medical Staff’s Guide to Overcoming Competence Assessment Challenges...
With the Joint Commission stressing the importance of OPPE and FPPE in recent years, medical staffs are facing a growing challenge credentialing and privileging low- and no-volume practitioners. A recent HCPro survey found that nearly a quarter of respondents reported credentialing low-volume...
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (the "Court") ordered a hospital to comply with a subpoena served by the U.S. government to produce documents relevant to an ongoing federal investigation.
In its decision, the Court followed the predominant view of federal...
To make case review during meetings efficient, all initial review needs to occur outside of the meeting. If a review has not been completed prior to the meeting, it should not go on the agenda, and if it’s not on the agenda, the committee doesn’t discuss it. The committee might waste time...
