MentorHealth to present webinar on "Elements of an Effective Case Review Process"

MentorHealth, a leading provider of online training for the healthcare industry, is organizing a webinar on November 21 on the topic, "Elements of an Effective Case Review Process".

Wilmington, DE (prHWY.com) October 22, 2012 - Description:
This webinar imparts ways of conducting a legally sustainable case review to participants.
Periodic peer case review is an unavoidable part of hospital and medical staff leaders' work. They have to conduct, oversee and/or support a peer case review to ensure that healthcare practitioners are up to the mark in terms of their performance. Managed Care groups, Medical groups, Insurance Companies or other Payers that have established practitioner case review as part of their processes come under this process.
However, many a time, this assessment is left open to some grey areas, since it is usually subjective. Even when done with the best interests in mind; a case review is susceptible to fall prey to being accused of partiality, even when none actually exists. Many cases of case review have come in for litigation, being termed as illegitimate.
This webinar will deal with this issue in two parts. In the first part, it will discuss best practices in establishing a fair and effective case review. Some of these include
o case identification
o triaging
o summary of issues
o initial review
o response of involved practitioner
o case adjudication
o roles and responsibilities of the various participants.
The second part will be about how to implement these objectives in the real world. It will take a look at how some common pitfalls and fallacies can be avoided, so that the case review is legally unassailable.
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When: November 21, 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
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By whom:
Dr. Mark A. Smith is a consultant with HG Healthcare Consultants, a healthcare consulting firm. He brings 25 years of clinical practice and hospital management experiences to his work with physicians and hospitals across the United States.
Dr. Smith is a board-certified surgeon. He practices part time as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Vascular Surgery Section at the University of California Irvine Medical Center. He works as a Senior Consultant with Morrissey Associates Inc. He also is the Chief Medical Officer for Verisys Corporation.
He had previously practiced General and Vascular Surgery in a private practice setting for 25 years. Dr. Smith's previous positions included president of the Medical Staff, chief of surgery, chairman of peer review committee, and medical director of cardiac surgery at Desert Regional Medical Center.
Dr. Smith is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College. He received his general surgery residency training at the University of Kansas Medical Center and had Cardiac and Vascular Surgery fellowships at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Smith holds an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix. He enjoys tennis, traveling and is an avid private pilot.
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For whom:
The webinar will benefit
o Physicians, Dentists & Health Care Professionals
o Quality Professionals
o Medical Staff Service Professionals
o Managed Care Group Administrators
o Practice Management
o Insurance Company Quality Managers
o CEOs
o Risk Managers
o Compliance Officers
o Board Members
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Duration: 60 minutes
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To enroll for this webinar, contact
webinars@mentorhealth.com
Ph: 800-385-1607

For more info please visit the site http://alturl.com/9kxt9

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Tag Words: case practitioner, online training, case system, health care professionals, case adjudication

Categories: Health

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