Identify OPPE indicators for APPs
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 valuable in evaluating their APPs.
For example, if an MSP asks several surgeons from different specialties what indicators they would like to track for their APPs, he or she might get a list like this:
- H&P—complete, appropriate
- Progress notes
- Surgical wound care
- Knowledge of operation
- Surgical skills—suturing, tying, cutting
- Operative/procedure notes
- Discharge summaries
Today’s free resource is a sample OPPE form for surgical PAs that features these indicators. MSPs can reference the form when tailoring evaluation materials to the desired skillsets of their own APPs. The APP’s sponsoring physician, or other person involved in the care of the patients, should complete this documentation each OPPE cycle.
Source: Credentialing A to Z