Ongoing evaluation (OPPE) is required for advanced practice professionals (APP), just as it is for physicians. However, data are not as readily available for APPs, so the medical staff office has to be creative. Get physicians involved in the process by asking what indicators they consider...
We spoke with 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium presenter Todd Sagin, MD, JD, president of Sagin Healthcare Consulting Services LLC, about outpatient practitioner credentialing and peer review challenges. The following is his response to a question about accreditation...
The First District Appellate Court of Florida (the "Court") recently overturned an order compelling a hospital to turn over occurrence reports, holding that by operation of the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (...
Conducting OPPE has been a requirement for accreditation by The Joint Commission since 2008 and recently became a stipulation of HFAP accreditation. Despite its prevalence, the OPPE process can present a number of challenges for MSPs, practitioners, and medical staff leaders operating in today’s...