Although MSPs consider quality care a driving focus, they don’t always devote the same energy to collaborating with colleagues in the quality...Read More »
FPPE is a process that requires a formal improvement plan with some form of monitoring to determine whether the improvement has been achieved. Whether an FPPE is initiated based on case review decisions by a peer review committee or evaluations of OPPE reports, having a defined format for the...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its medical regulations to permit full practice authority of three types of advanced practice...Read More »
An ACGME task force recently issued recommendations regarding changes to its Common Program Requirements regarding duty hours. A public comment...Read More »
Wayne Memorial Hospital began tailoring its peer review processes to accommodate OPPE and FPPE shortly after The Joint Commission announced the new requirement in 2007. Since then, the hospital has implemented comprehensive, practice area-specific professional practice quality report forms that...
Practitioner vetting and performance assessment are among the top trouble spots for today’s ambulatory healthcare facilities, according to a new...Read More »
