Dr. Skip's Medical Peer Review Blog: Using an Independent Review Organization (IRO) for Specialist Medical Peer Review

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Using an Independent Review Organization (IRO) for Specialist Medical Peer Review

If your organization is a payer, a provider or a medical management firm and you're looking to find a medical peer review that can be done fast by a specialist with the same credentials as the claim that you want reviewed, use an independent review organization to perform this procedure…it's fast, cost effective and easy. Independent review organizations recruit, credential and maintain a full panel of medical specialist and sub-specialists just for this purpose, and you can quickly access and purchase their services to get fast turnaround time at low cost.

Using an IRO is fast and efficient because they're set up to quickly perform for you. They can take in a case, assign it to a like specialist and provide you with a decision very rapidly—sometimes the same day that you request it, and certainly within three to seven business days.

If your organization is looking for specialists to review cases instead of building your own panel of medical specialists, consider using an IRO. It’s already invested in the infrastructure necessary to provide fast quality medical decision making to support your process.