External Medical Review
Objective, outside professional review that confirms or disputes findings generated internally, helping to ensure the effectiveness of peer review. Potential triggers for external review include investigation of a sentinel event, conflict-of-interest of subject matter experts on staff, possibility of litigation involving the matter under review, internal peer review results in ambiguous or conflicting findings, introduction of a new technology to the institution or need for due diligence on high-risk, high-volume procedures.
Variants
- independent review
