Consider fortifying focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) materials with provisions specifically for practitioners whose privileges have lapsed.
The Hardenbergh Group recently conducted a webinar on leadership orientation for medical staff leaders, involving oversight, accountability, and performance excellence. It was conducted by Anne Roberts, Esq., CPMSM, CPCS, system vice president of medical affairs operations at...
Historically, members of the medical staff have been expected to donate time to the peer review process, including time as a proctor. However, in recent years, this compact has frayed. Physicians’ time is more valuable than ever before, and time committed to proctoring is money lost from the...
One of the key committees for many medical staffs is the peer review committee. This may either be a single committee for the entire medical staff whose members are appointed by the medical staff president, or several departmental committees whose members are appointed by either the medical...
Consider focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) with regard to the no-volume provider. Most of the time, these physicians are either part of a large group, such as emergency medicine coverage, that covers many hospitals (as is often the case with low-volume providers). There also may be...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 6
The U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois (the “Court”) recently partially granted a request for discovery of documentation regarding the plaintiff, Fauzia Khan, DD, after her privileges and employment were terminated following a peer review committee hearing and a hospital...
