Featured blog post: Working with external peer reviewers--10 questions medical staffs should ask
Medical Staff Leader Connection, May 6, 2010
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Deciding when to initiate external peer review can be a daunting task for medical staffs. Even more daunting is the process for ensuring that the external peer review process is fair and protected. When engaging an external peer reviewer in your facility’s peer review process, be sure to ask yourself the following questions:
- Have you taken steps to preserve maximum confidentiality of the external peer review report, including invoking the state peer review document privilege as well as the attorney-client privilege if the expert is retained through legal counsel for the institution?
- Have you selected, or has the external peer review organization selected, an individual with impressive credentials, including but not limited to board certification, and without red flags or skeletons in his or her close
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