In this world of never-ending email and constant connection, determining the most effective and efficient ways to share professional performance evaluation data with practitioners can be a challenge. Formal communication plans can help cut through the clutter and engage practitioners on a...
The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine (the "Court") upheld a superior court's ruling granting immunity to two physicians who provided negative comments regarding a third physician when they responded to a questionnaire from a credentials verification organization (CVO).
Most medical staffs and healthcare organizations have found it challenging to find physicians willing and available to proctor colleagues. In hospital settings, many medical staffs overcome these barriers by making proctoring an obligation of staff membership. Usually, this is facilitated by a...
Many organizations continue to struggle with appropriately attributing care provided by advanced practice professionals (APP), especially when there are specific supervision requirements in place that must be met before the patient encounter can be closed. Coding such encounters appropriately...
Physicians may claim that the data used to carry out peer review is invalid. This is a claim that many medical staff leaders have heard. It is true that the discovery of even the slightest inaccuracy will invalidate the entire performance report in the minds of some physicians. They will assume...
Today's free resource is a checklist that will help medical staffs select indicators for use in OPPE/FPPE. Indicators should be evaluated for validity, accuracy, benefits, attribution, communicability, competency, and data availability. Keep in mind that some indicators will be more relevant...
