Softcover

ISBN 10: 1601466730 ISBN 13: 9781601466730

Publisher: Hcpro, Inc., 2009

For two years, hospitals have been implementing and refining FPPE and proctoring processes. Learn what works.

Whether you are just starting to develop an FPPE process, or seeking to move beyond policy development to implementation, this easy-to-use resource provides the most clear, comprehensive guide available. This book will help you design a solid FPPE and proctoring process to better determine physician competence.

With Proctoring and FPPE: Strategies for Verifying Physician Competence, Second Edition, you can:

Consider all angles and implement a fair, appropriate FPPE and proctoring process for physicians that:

• Are new to the medical staff
• Are currently on the medical staff, applying for new privileges
• Have identified competency concerns

Increase physician participation in proctoring by:

• Clearly defining the role of the proctor
• Explaining proctors’ responsibilities
• Clarifying peer review protections and discoverability of information gathered during the proctoring process

Improve communication and share information amongst various groups including quality, risk, medical staff office personnel, and credentials committee

Collect the right data to establish physicians’ competence and link privileges to outcomes

Get a new perspective on FPPE and proctoring, based on experience from the field.

The table of contents includes:

Quality measurement at the beginning

Legal, ethical, and economic issues

Protection and discoverability of data collected

Outlining performance dimensions and framework

Applicable Joint Commission standards

Making the standards work for your medical staff

The difference between cognitive and procedural care

How physician specialty affects FPPE

Prospective focused review

Concurrent and retrospective FPPE

Implementing FPPE for:

New practitioners at initial appointment

Existing practitioners requesting new privileges

Reappointment of practitioners whose privilege requests do not meet established competency criteria

What to monitor, who should proctor, how to hire and train proctors, and how to schedule proctoring

Competence questions identified through lack of use of a privilege

FPPE policy framework, purpose, and development

Defining medical staff oversight and scope of proctoring

Delineating responsibilities of all parties involved

Clearly outlining methods and procedures of FPPE

Reporting results and recommendations

Defining the medical staff’s position on ethical issues

Best practices in FPPE

Achieving reasonable guidelines

Building flexibility into the FPPE process

Managing conflicts of interest

Ensure that physicians are qualified to practice in their respective specialty areas and perform the procedures for which they request privileges. Order your copy today.

Who will benefit?

• Medical staff services coordinator/director
• Medical staff services professionals
• Vice president of medical affairs
• President of the medical staff
• Chair of the credentials committee
• Chair of the medical staff peer review committee
• Department chairs
• Quality improvement managers

About the Author:

Mark A. Smith, MD, MBA, CMSL, serves as a consultant for The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc., in Marblehead, MA. He brings 25 years of clinical practice and hospital management experience to his work with physicians and hospitals across the United States. Robert J. Marder, MD, CMSL, is the vice president of The Greeley Company. He brings more than 25 years of healthcare leadership and management experience to his work with physicians, hospitals, and healthcare organizations across the country.