What does DOP stand for?

The credentials and delineation of privileges of the admitting physician should be reviewed to verify his training and background.

3) AMA policy on ultrasound imaging affirms that privileging of the physician to perform ultrasound imaging procedures in a hospital setting should be a function of hospital medical staffs and should be specifically delineated on the Departments Delineation of Privileges form.

Subsequent chapters explore in detail the new elements of the model, the new roles of both quality management and clinical staff in implementing the model and making the transition to patient-focused quality improvement, improved processes for credentials review and delineation of privileges, data gathering and analysis techniques, and basic requirements for effective reporting and information flow.

Part of that includes delineation of privileges, which identifies the surgeon's qualifications and competence in performing specific types of procedures and should be reviewed at the time of medical staff appointment and reappointment," she notes.

The scope of protected peer review materials now arguably includes such documents as a physician's application for medical staff privileges and the hospital's delineation of privileges granted to a practitioner.