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Inside scoop from our experts: Identify responsibilities of a peer review committee

HCPro's Weekly Update on the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®*, July 22, 2008

This week, a reader asks about the responsibilities a peer review committee can hold. Read the response from our advisor Gina Boring, MSN, RN, NE-BC, ANCC Magnet Recognition Program director for Aultman Health Foundation in Canton, OH.

Q: What responsibilities can a peer review committee hold?

A: For peer review to be effective, a formal structure must be in place to allow for tracking and trending of information and the identification of potential system or human errors.

For organizations wishing to institute a formal peer review program, the first step is to form a peer-review committee that will define the goals, scope, and responsibilities of the program, as well as identify how nursing cases should be reported.

A peer review committee’s responsibilities can include:

• Assimilating and aggregating data
• Assessing trends in ongoing data collection
• Creating an action plan related to each case that will help improve patient safety
• Reporting data to the nursing executive council
• Presenting information to the clinical performance improvement committee

Editor’s note: Do you have a question for our experts? If you'd like us to consider your query for publication, please send it to associate editor Cameran Erny at cerny@hcpro.com.

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