A white paper released by AllMed Healthcare Management suggests hospitals may be able to improve quality by first improving evaluations of practitioners' performance.
According to the white paper, several key indicators of successful peer evaluations include having peers reviewing peers, identifying and eliminating conflicts of interest and establishing effective administrative processes. In addition, the most common indicators of an ineffective or broken down peer evaluation process include:
• Leadership not communicating expectations to medical staff and the peer review committee
• Too many peer review decisions viewed as arbitrary or punitive in nature
• Practitioner evaluations not being conducted in a timely or consistent manner
• Lack of available staff to conduct reviews
• Evidence of conflict of interest among peer review committee members and practitioners
Other best practices discussed in the white paper include written policies to help guide peer evaluations and a peer review scorecard. Download the white paper "Building Effective Peer Review: Practitioner Evaluation."
According to the white paper, several key indicators of successful peer evaluations include having peers reviewing peers, identifying and eliminating conflicts of interest and establishing effective administrative processes. In addition, the most common indicators of an ineffective or broken down peer evaluation process include:
• Leadership not communicating expectations to medical staff and the peer review committee
• Too many peer review decisions viewed as arbitrary or punitive in nature
• Practitioner evaluations not being conducted in a timely or consistent manner
• Lack of available staff to conduct reviews
• Evidence of conflict of interest among peer review committee members and practitioners
Other best practices discussed in the white paper include written policies to help guide peer evaluations and a peer review scorecard. Download the white paper "Building Effective Peer Review: Practitioner Evaluation."
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