Peer Review, OPPE, and FPPE

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (the "Court") ordered a hospital to comply with a subpoena served by the U.S....Read More »

This week’s tip comes from Credentialing A to Z. OPPE isn’t without its difficulties...Read More »

Peer review is conducted using multiple sources of information. This week’s free resource is a portion of a chart from...Read More »

Why do so many organizations struggle with peer review? During the recent webcast, “...Read More »

Competence evaluations for allied health professionals (AHP) is not onerous. For Joint Commission–accredited organizations, the HR standards...Read More »

Today's tip comes from the December issue of Medical Staff Briefing:

Although most organizations have different methods for...Read More »

Citing the Texas "anticompetitive action exception" to the peer review privilege, the Supreme Court of Texas (the "Court") ordered a hospital to...Read More »

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (the "Court") rejected a hospital's argument that the state's peer review...Read More »

After questions were raised about Dr. Young's clinical competence, the medical staff services department (MSSD) was requested to gather any...Read More »

The internal peer review processes at hospitals aim to measure and monitor physicians' performance through evaluations by other physicians. Peer...Read More »