Professional Standards & Continuing Competency Flashcards
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A newly hired anesthesiologist is granted privileges for the first time. Which hospital evaluation process applies during this initial period?
Answer: Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE)
The Joint Commission requires FPPE for all newly granted privileges, followed by OPPE for ongoing monitoring.
Which event must be reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)?
Answer: A malpractice payment made on behalf of a physician
Medical malpractice payments made on behalf of a practitioner are reportable to the NPDB.
In a Just Culture framework, how should an inadvertent slip, such as a syringe swap despite following procedure, be managed?
Answer: Console the individual and examine system factors
Just Culture responds to human error with consolation and system redesign, coaching for at-risk behavior, and sanctions only for reckless behavior.
After a sentinel event, what does The Joint Commission expect the organization to perform?
Answer: A comprehensive systematic analysis such as a root cause analysis with an action plan
Sentinel events require a comprehensive systematic analysis, typically an RCA, and a corrective action plan.
In the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) quality improvement cycle, what occurs in the 'Study' phase?
Answer: Analyzing data and comparing results to predictions
The Study phase analyzes collected data and compares outcomes to predictions before deciding to adopt, adapt, or abandon.
An adult Jehovah's Witness with intact decision-making capacity refuses all blood transfusion before elective surgery. What is the appropriate course?
Answer: Respect the refusal, document it, and plan blood conservation strategies
A competent adult's informed refusal must be respected, with clear documentation and blood conservation planning.
An unconscious trauma patient needs emergency surgery and no surrogate is available. What consent principle applies?
Answer: Implied consent under the emergency exception
The emergency exception allows treatment under implied consent when delay would risk serious harm and no surrogate is available.