Ask the expert: Peer definitions, part II
Credentialing Resource Center Connection, December 18, 2008
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Last week, we posed the question who can be counted as a peer when giving a clinical reference. The answer stated that a peer is someone of the same education level and same specialty. However, a couple of readers wrote in to contrast that definition with the Joint Commission’s definition of a peer. According to The Joint Commission, a peer is someone from the same discipline with essentially the same qualifications. The Joint Commission also allows a physician with similar qualifications to serve as a peer in instances when someone from the same discipline, such as an AHP serving as another AHP’s peer, is not available.
Click here to read more about The Joint Commission’s definition of a peer.
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