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Study: Single Physician Specialty
Situation:
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Rural hospital
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OB Service has one OB/GYN and four midwives
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Medical Staff leaders have concerns about the OB physician's management of
patients but do not feel qualified to evaluate his care
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OB physician is a senior member of the staff known for his very strong
personality and noncompliant behavior
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The hospital and medical staff are committed to address their concerns and seek
the ongoing external peer review support and guidance of a qualified
non-competitor OB physician
QMCG Team Role: Provide the ongoing availability of qualified
external peer review of OB cases referred by a consistent and qualified
consulting peer review physician who has been appointed as ad hoc member of the
Medical Staff's QA&I Committee.
Medical Staff/Hospital Accomplishments:
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Have designed and implemented an affordable and effective peer review process
for the one specialty not previously addressed by its internal systems
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Meets JCAHO performance improvement standards for this specialty with the
addition of this component to their internal systems
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Have ready access to the qualified consultation of a non-competitor Board
certified OB with strong communication and medical staff leadership skills who
is in active practice in a rural setting when quality concerns arise requiring
review and recredentialling evaluation
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Have maintained the peer review protections of the state peer review and HCQIA
statutes for the hospital, medical staff and reviewing physician
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