Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:832-836
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
PSRO: advantages, risks, and potential pitfalls
R Dorsey and F Sullivan
The authors propose that active physician participation in current review
methodologies, including PSRO, can lessen the potential for such problems
as the development of unrealistic standards, emphasis on review and record
keeping as ends rather than means, and ineffectuality of the systems
themselves. Potential advantages of PSRO are seen in areas of quality
assessment and improvement, economy, and enhancement of the continuing
learning processess of physicians. The authors suggest that physicians
should resist pressures toward separation of reviewing authority from
clinical competence.
