The Supreme Court of Utah (the “Court”) affirmed a district court’s decision that there is no exception to the non-discoverability of privileged...Read More »
We invited participants to submit, in advance, a brief case study describing their own challenges. We then advised them in greater depth regarding...Read More »
How does a medical staff define its cultural values for peer review? The first requirement is for physician leadership to have a vision of better...Read More »
The United States District Court of Maine (the “Court”) ruled in favor of a plaintiff seeking to compel a juvenile reformatory and the Maine...Read More »
Abstracting meaningful professional practice evaluation data for advanced practice professionals (APP) is often a challenge given the dearth of available clinical activity information. This tool from HighPoint Health System in Gallatin, Tennessee, is a peer review rating form allowing reviewers...
Many medical staffs undergo significant redesign of their peer review programs to decrease bias and improve efficiency. While staffs typically...Read More »
Beyond having detailed requirements for membership, privileging criteria, and other applicable policies, FPPE and OPPE for AHPs is needed to...Read More »
It has been two years since Christopher Duntsch, MD, was convicted of a felony count of injury to an elderly person and sentenced to life in...Read More »
Download this sample form that reviewers can use to document their practice recommendations based on OPPE outcomes originally featured in our book, The Complete Guide to OPPE and FPPE.
Although OPPE indicators vary widely depending on a hospital’s operational and care circumstances, clinical varieties are generally founded on the...Read More »
