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...Read More »
Today's free resource is a checklist that will help medical staffs select indicators for use in OPPE/FPPE. Indicators should be evaluated for...Read More »
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a trial court judge should not have given a physician access to a hospital’s peer review files without first...Read More »
For many medical staffs, getting physicians to accept and use performance data has been a struggle. Although the availability and use of physician...Read More »
When developing or fine-tuning a focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) process, consider adopting a common reporting form that allows...Read More »
My goal in consulting and writing is to help medical staffs move from a punitive or indifferent peer review culture to one that supports physician...Read More »
The Healthcare Quality Improvement Act of 1986, which formed the legislative impetus for the NPDB, specifies that organizations must report a...Read More »
