In recent years, it has become common for patients to sue a hospital for negligent peer review when they bring a malpractice action against a...Read More »
All hospitals have some kind of peer review system in place, yet physicians and support staff often receive little training on how to conduct peer...Read More »
Facilities seeking competency data may need to amend their policies or medical staff bylaws. These samples can be customized for most facilities, but consult with counsel first.
The Kentucky Supreme Court (the “Court”) recently reversed a Court of Appeals ruling that would have allowed patients to sue hospitals for...Read More »
This free resource is a sample reappointment OPPE scorecard courtesy of Beebe Healthcare, a nonprofit community hospital in Lewes, Delaware, that upholds professional practice evaluation as one landmark in the greater quality landscape.
Finding that external peer review reports are not protected from disclosure by the state constitution, the Florida Supreme Court (the “Court”)...Read More »
Most credentialing work is considered a peer review activity performed by the medical staff and governing board. As a result, state laws generally grant some amount of peer review protection to those parts of a particular credentials file that are acted upon by medical staff committees or the...
Over the past 15 years, an increasing number of hospitals have adopted some form of multi-specialty peer review. Before discussing this shift,...Read More »
Ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) is required for advanced practice professionals (APP) as well as physicians. Data is not as...Read More »
