http://www.allmedmd.com daily 1 2008-08-11T17:25:16Z http://www.allmedmd.com/resources/for-hospitals/hpr-newsletter/managing-conflict-of-interest-in-peer-review No publisher swolverton hospital newsletter 2008-08-11T18:18:56Z News Item http://www.allmedmd.com/resources/for-hospitals/hpr-newsletter/peer-review-scorecard-shows-room-for-improvement No publisher swolverton hospital newsletter 2008-08-11T18:23:46Z News Item http://www.allmedmd.com/resources/for-hospitals/hpr-newsletter/best-practice-external-peer-review-improves 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. No publisher swolverton hospital newsletter 2008-08-11T18:31:35Z News Item http://www.allmedmd.com/resources/for-hospitals/articles-1/implantable-cardioverter-defibrillators-controversy-and-coverage Now that appropriate use of ICDs is undergoing increased scrutiny by government agencies and by insurers, adherence to ICD placement guidelines is especially crucial. This also makes objective review of these cases more important than ever before. Payer organizations are continuing to have issues with the medically necessity of ICD placement, situations in which an ICD placement does not fall under current guidelines and in areas that require further investigation. This includes over-utilization of ICDs as the primary prevention for patients with a high risk of sudden cardiac death. No publisher swolverton cardiology hospital independent review organization internal article article newsletter 2010-08-26T16:05:56Z Article