Medical peer review committee definition

Medical peer review committee or "professional review body" means a committee of a health care entity, the governing board of a health care entity, or the medical staff of a health care entity, that operates under written bylaws approved by the policy-making body or the governing board of the health care entity and is authorized to evaluate the quality of medical and health care services or the competence of physicians, including evaluation of the performance of those functions specified by Section 85.204, Health and Safety Code. The term includes:
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Medical peer review committee means a committee of, or appointed by, a state or local professional medical society, or a committee of, or appointed by, a medical staff of a licensed hospital, long-term care facility or other health care facility, or any health care peer review organization as defined in section one, article three-c of this chapter, or any other organization of professionals in this state formed pursuant to state or federal law and authorized to evaluate medical and health care services.
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Medical peer review committee means a committee of, or appointed by, a state or
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More Definitions of Medical peer review committee

Medical peer review committee means any Medical Staff Committee, Department or Division, the Governing Body, any committee of the Governing Body, and their respective members and agents (including Medical Staff Services) when responsible for, or conducting any activities related to: (1) the evaluation or improvement of the quality of health care rendered by Practitioners (including, but not limited to credentialing and privileging review, recommendation, and monitoring activities); (2) the determination of whether health care services were performed in compliance with the applicable standards of care (both on an ongoing basis and an incident or pattern specific basis); (3) the determination of whether the cost of health care services rendered was considered reasonable; (4) the determination of whether a Practitioner’s actions call into question such Practitioner’s fitness to provide health care services; or (5) the evaluation and assistance of Practitioners impaired or allegedly impaired by reason of alcohol, drugs, physical disability, mental instability or otherwise. Medical peer review committees include, but are not limited to: the Medical Executive Committee, the Credentials Committee, any Practitioner Health Committee as described in Article 10, any subcommittee or member of the foregoing, any Department or Division or committee thereof, any Professional Review Body, and any other committee or entity which, or individual who, conducts or assists the Medical Staff and/or the Hospital and/or medical peer review committee in the performance of any medical peer review or Professional Review Activity, and/or otherwise participates in a Professional Review Action.
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Medical peer review committee means, as more fully set forth in Sections 7.2.4 and 10.4.3, Medical Staff committees, the Governing Body, committees of or established by the Governing Body, and their
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