What is it about?
Compares details of clinical peer review program process for nearly 300 facilities in the U.S. to objective measures of hospital quality and safety from CMS, Premier Care Science, HealthGrades and ThomsonReuters.
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Why is it important?
It provides a double-check on the validity of self-assessed program impact on quality and safety. Peer review program and related organizational factors like the quality of leadership explained up to 18% of the between hospital variation across 32 measures. The study adds credibility to the best practices first identified in 2007 that were validated in this independent cohort. Adoption of best practices could have a major impact on quality and safety of care.
Perspectives
It is remarkable that any effect could be identified. I hope that physician and hospital leaders will take notice and adopt the best practices.
Dr Marc T Edwards
QA to QI Patient Safety Organization
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This page is a summary of: The Objective Impact of Clinical Peer Review on Hospital Quality and Safety, American Journal of Medical Quality, December 2010, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1062860610380732.
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