PeerPoints for Hospitals

May 2008

Welcome to the latest edition of PeerPoints, focused on helping hospital medical staff and quality managers improve peer review performance.

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In this issue:

Managing Conflict of Interest in Peer Review
Peer Review Scorecard Shows Room for Improvement
Best Practice: External Peer Review Improves Quality Management for Rural Hospital: Many rural hospitals struggle with meeting Joint Commission standards on Focused and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation. It’s particularly hard to manage peer review conflict of interest in hospitals with a limited number of specialists. Find out how a hospital in Coos Bay, Oregon manages this.

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May 2008

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