Articles
Article Reprints
- Patient Safety Health Quarterly, Sep/Oct 2007
How 2007 Joint Commission Standards Expand Hospital Peer Review. - Physician News Digest, October 2007
This informative article explains the new Joint Commission (JCAHO) medical staff standards concerning peer review. - Hospital Peer Review Magazine, July 2007
Stay up-to-date with Hospital Peer Review Best Practices by reading this series of short, informative articles in Hospital Peer Review Magazine. Article titles include:- When should case be sent for external peer review
- Use objective criteria for external review
- Turn Peer Reviews into learning occasions
- New medical staff standards aim to ID problems before sentinel events occur
- Physician News Digest, September 2006
This article titled, Independent review organizations for peer review talks about hospitals fixing their review process by outsourcing. - The Self-Insurer, March 2005
How IRO's Keep Healthcare Costs Down- and Patients Get the Right Care discusses the latest trend TPA's are using to keep healthcare costs down. - Plastic Surgery Products, April 2005
When is breast augmentation or reduction medically necessary?
Features
- When are Antibiotics for Lyme Disease Medically Necessary?
- Off-Label Avastin Use For Wet Macular Degeneration
- A Cut Too Deep
- Case Study: Chief of Surgery Shifts Risky Cases
- Doctor's Pass-along Prescription Deadly
- Shortcomings of Internal Peer Review
- New Standards Increase Conflict of Interest Concern
- Best Practice: Credentialing Low-Volume Providers
- Improperly Maintained Equipment Caused Overdose
- 5 Tips to Make Your IRO Perform Better
- TPA and IRO Partnerships Reduce Claims Costs
- Fetal Biophysical Profile and Nonstress Testing
- Renal Transplantation for HIV and Obese Patients
- Anorexia Nervosa: Adjustments in Food, Mood and Attitude
- Systematic External Peer Reviews
- Overcoming a Shortage of Non-Conflicted Specialists in Small Hospital
- External Peer Review Heads off Litigation
- Understanding Focused and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluations
- Conflict Avoidance During Re-Credentialing
- Chief of Surgery Shifts Risky Cases
- Little Evidence Vision Therapy Works for Kids
- Improving Utilization Review Accuracy
- Preteen and Teen Depression Treatment
- Lyme Disease
- 9 Hints / Telltale Signs that Say You Need an IRO
- Photodynamic Therapy for Skin Cancer
- Botulinum Toxin for Migraines
- Should Case Managers Approve VNS (Vagal Nerve Stimulation) Therapy For Major Depression?
- Bariatric Surgery: Cosmetic or Necessary?
- Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Trials - Are They Ready for Prime Time?
- Chiropractic Medical Necessity: The Reviewer Perspective
- Da Vinci Robot: Best Choice For Prostate Surgery?
- Determining the Medical Necessity of Insulin Pumps
- Defining Peer Review
- Diagnosing Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Does Shockwave Therapy Help Plantar Fasciitis
- Getting The Most From Your Independent Review Organization
- Hospital Peer Review Survey Results
- Hospital Stays - When to Pay for the Last Day
- How New Technology Can Help Claims Managers
- Improving Internal Medical Peer Review
- IRO's and the Hospital Peer Review Process
- Is The Treatment Medically Necessary?
- Laser Eye Surgery - Will Insurance Pay?
- Make Your Next Review Easier (and possibly save money)
- Making ERISA and DOL Appeals Easier and More Cost-Effective
- Managing Evidence-Based Self-Insurance Plans
- Move Toward Best Practices for Hospital Peer Review
- Obesity Letter
- Outsource Hospital Peer Review to an Independent Review Organization
- Outsourcing Preauthorizations For Improved Outcomes
- Removing Conflicts of Interest in Hospital Peer Reviews
- Removing Varicose Veins for Healthy Legs - Is It Covered?
- Streamlining Sleep Apnea Diagnoses
- Ten Reasons To Use An Independent Review Organization (IRO)
- Understanding FDA Approval for Medical Devices: Vest Airway Clearance System
- Understand the Nuances of Utilization Review and Utilization Management
- What to Consider for Sleep Apnea Treatment
- When Is Eyelid Surgery Medically Necessary?