Dermatologists are physicians who specialize in evaluating and managing adults and children with benign and malignant conditions and disorders of the skin, hair, nails, and adjacent mucous membranes, according to the American Board of Dermatology (ABD).
Today's free resource is a combined OPPE/FPPE policy used at Doctors Hospital of Manteca, in Manteca, California. This form and many others can be found in The FPPE Toolbox: Field-Tested Documents for Credentialing, Competency, and Compliance,Second Edition, by Juli Maxworthy...
Read the September 2015 issue of Medical Staff Briefing Topics covered include:
Sample audit forms: Lisa Kuklinski, BBA, CPMSM, CPCS, shares her forms for auditing credentials files. As she explains, these forms can be modified for groups on your medical staff.
As influential physicians increasingly recognize the value of their non-physician partners, the presence and roles of APPs in hospitals are undergoing tremendous growth. Furthermore, today’s APPs are often eager to expand their knowledge, skill base, and scope of practice, and many disciplines...
Proctors may not know what information they need to collect or report. To help proctors succeed, give them a standardized form to complete when observing another physician. Today’s free resource is a summary focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) monitoring form. This form is completed...
Although OPPE is not an easy task to accomplish, a strong foundation in the underlying principles and current expectations can prime those involved in the process for success. Take this free quiz to evaluate and strengthen your mastery of the OPPE fundamentals.
Today’s free resource comes from Verify and Comply, Sixth Edition. This book includes credentialing and medical staff standards and regulations for the most popular regulators and accreditors in an easy-to-navigate manual. The free resource outlines the standards for...
This free resource is a sample OPPE form for surgical PAs. MSPs can reference the form when tailoring evaluation materials to the desired expertise of their own advanced practice professionals (APP). The APP’s sponsoring physician, or other person involved in the care of the patients, should...
Bylaws are the legal framework on which a hospital or health system functions. Your facility’s bylaws cover all aspects of its operations, but your office is focused primarily on the medical staff bylaws. This week’s free resource comes from ...
When developing an aging physician policy, consider a fitness to work evaluation in which physicians must undergo a physical and mental examination once they reach a certain age (as defined in your policy). This free resource is a sample screening tool that the physician conducting the fitness...
