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American Medical Foundation for Peer Review & Education

The Barclay on
Rittenhouse Sq.
237 S. 18th Street 11th Flr.
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 545-6363
Fax: (215) 545-2163

Email:
info@medicalfoundation.org

 
American Medical Foundation
(AMF)

A NON PROFIT AGENCY FOR:
Physician Peer Review
Medical Staff Peer Review
• Specialty Department Assessment such as:

Hospital Quality of Care Evaluation
Expert Hearing Officers
Arbitration
Mediation
more...

Foundation for Advanced Medical Education (FAME)

On-Site Physician Education
• Preceptor Programs
• Practitioner Skill Assessment
• Credentialing Assistance
FAME Grant Announcement
Publications
more...

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We can assist you in deteremining the reasons behind any adverse actions promulgated by the ACGME

  1. Our parent organization, the American Medical Foundation for Peer Review and Education, (AMF), provides good faith physician and medical staff peer review, specialty department assessment, and fully integrated, entire hospital quality-of care evaluation for institutions faced with quality concerns.

  2. If requested, the Foundation for Advanced Medical Education, (FAME), provides effective post peer review, on-site monitoring and proctoring of clinical practice techniques, on-site education, and preceptorship programs for training physicians utilizing new medical devices, procedures and other therapeutic interventions, and provides assistance with credentialing.

    Our
    Residency Program Consultation Council (RPCC) will assist in dealing with adverse actions promulgated by the ACGME.

  3. For institutions needing additional solutions to their problems, we offer arbitration, mediation, and expert hearing officers. When requested, the Foundation will work with hospital counsel to help avoid legal pitfalls and to assure due process for physicians involved in peer review and hearings.

STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

We recognize that hospitals, physician practices, and other health care providers have little margin for error when it comes to maintaining high quality standards. Managed care companies and other third party payers insist that contracting practices and institutions demonstrate their quality-of-care. Morbidity and mortality rates, for example, are prime considerations in the success of a health care institution. We provide valuable assistance to help hospitals demonstrate quality and to deliver cost effective quality service peer review. Following the review, we offer a number of educational options that can change physician techniques and behavior in a positive way. Our experience has been that the majority of peer reviews show a need for education, not punitive action.

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