Outsource Hospital Peer Review to an Independent Review Organization |
Today, many hospitals look for Independent Review Organizations (IROs) to provide hospital peer reviews on sentinel events and bad outcomes that happen. Its no secret that peer reviews often do not work well inside hospitals for several reasons: First, the hospitals doctors are all too busy and simply make their peer reviews a lower priority. Second, doctors are uncomfortable reviewing any peer they work with regularly. Finally, theres the conflict of interest associated with peer review committees. Hospital staffs have competitive pressures among the doctors working there. Its not unusual that this can lead to unfair determinations against a doctor for competitive, or even personal, reasons.
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