Quick Tip | Know when to opt for external peer review | Although external peer review is seldom required in most organizations, it is nonetheless important to have a policy in place should the need arise. In many hospitals, the service line or department chair, medical staff quality committee (MSQC), or another designated group will make recommendations on the need for external peer review to the medical executive committee (MEC). |
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New Content: Members Only | Appellate court reverses trial court’s order on disputed documents | Published 7/5/17 Finding that documents gathered, used, and generated during a hospital’s root cause analysis (RCA) process were privileged from disclosure, the Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District (the “Court”) reversed a Circuit Court of Cook County’s decision ordering the hospital to produce the documents in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a former patient. |
New Platinum Plus ebook: Criteria-Based Core Privileging | Published 7/5/17 Platinum Plus members receive exclusive access to the Credentialing Resource Center’s (CRC) evolving e-library of best-selling medical staff, credentialing, privileging, and peer review titles. Click here to check out our latest addition to the collection, Criteria-Based Core Privileging: A Guide to Implementation and Maintenance, and here to peruse the full e-library. |
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| Product Spotlight | Please submit your performance indicators by July 14, 2017, for priority consideration. Email your materials (and any questions) to CRC Senior Editor Delaney Rebernik at [email protected]. Does your organization’s OPPE, FPPE, or peer review program feature exceptional performance indicators? Do you want some well-deserved industry recognition and a complimentary book to boot? Development is underway for Performance Indicators: Clinical Specialty-Specific Strategies and Samples, which will showcase an array of field-tested, expert-vetted performance indicators for individual physician and advanced practice specialties, as well as for core competencies spanning specialties. Send us your best indicators, and if they’re selected for publication, we’ll send you a complimentary copy of the book. We’re looking for strong specialty- and competency-specific indicators that healthcare institutions of all shapes and sizes are successfully leveraging in their ongoing practitioner performance monitoring activities. Click here for additional details, including a rundown of wish-list indicator types. | |
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