Ask the expert: What are the goals of OPPE?
Credentialing Resource Center Connection, January 31, 2008
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An ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) has two goals: to obtain data for all six of the general competencies, and to make the evaluation of physician performance more timely so that the organization identifies performance trends of current medical staff members on an ongoing basis, not just at reappointment every two years. The second goal provides opportunities to improve the individual performance prior to the reappointment decision.
The OPPE equation looks like this:
Effective OPPE = Systematic Measurement + Systematic Evaluation + Systematic Follow-through
Based on this equation, creating a systematic and timely physician competency report will be the key to successful OPPE.
More information about OPPE can be found in Measuring Physician Competency: How to Collect, Assess, and Provide Performance Data, by Robert Marder, MD; Mark Smith, MD; Marla Smith, MHSA; and Vicki Searcy, CPMSM, available here.
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