What are FPPE requirements?
However, the FPPE process should: 1) be clearly defined and documented with specific criteria and a monitoring plan; 2) be of fixed duration; and 3) have predetermined measures or conditions for acceptable performance. Most organizations set up FPPE monitoring sessions for periods of three to six months.
What is FPPE?
Intent. The Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) is a process whereby the medical staff evaluates the privilege-specific competence of the practitioner that lacks documented evidence of competently performing the requested privilege(s) at the organization.
What does Oppe and FPPE stand for?
Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation and Focused
Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation and Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE and FPPE) are standard protocols in healthcare organizations today. They bring together compliance, quality, and safety initiatives in their focus on provider performance improvement.
Is an FPPE reportable?
Actions such as proctoring, monitoring, FPPE plans, concurrent/retrospective case reviews, educational requirements, etc., are not reportable.
Who performs Oppe?
OPPE is conducted for each practitioner every nine months. The review is performed by the Service Chief or designee. Each service evaluates and recommends their service-specific performance targets and thresholds. The Service Chief or designee also evaluates and recommends service-based OPPE indicators ..
What is the purpose of Oppe?
OPPE identifies professional practice trends that may impact the quality and safety of care and applies to all practitioners granted privileges via the Medical Staff chapter requirements. A well-designed process supports early detection and response to performance issues that could negatively impact patient outcomes.
What is Oppes?
What is not reportable to the NPDB?
A practitioner’s awareness that an investigation is being conducted is not a requirement for filing a report with the NPDB. Voluntary withdrawal of an initial application for medical staff appointment or clinical privileges prior to a final professional review action generally should not be reported to the NPDB.
Who can access the National Practitioner Data Bank?
Plaintiff’s Attorney and Individuals Representing Themselves Under certain limited conditions, a plaintiff’s attorney or a plaintiff representing him or herself (pro se) is allowed to obtain information from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
How often should Oppe be done?
OPPE, which must be performed more frequently than every 12 months, is to be performed for all practitioners and integrated into the recredentialing process as well as the organizations performance improvement program.
What does EP stand for in Joint Commission?
Project REFRESH (see related articles on pages 1 and 3) includes a project first announced in the December 2015 Perspectives: the evaluation of standards and elements of per- formance (EPs) in order to identify EPs that were no longer considered necessary to assess quality and safety.
What gets reported to NPDB?
The NPDB collects information and maintains reports on the following:
- Medical malpractice payments.
- Federal and state licensure and certification actions.
- Adverse clinical privileges actions.
- Adverse professional society membership actions.