Am J Psychiatry 1976; 133:51-55
Copyright © 1976 by American Psychiatric Association
Peer review and PSRO: an update
FW Sullivan
The author provides a summary of developments in peer review and
Professional Standards Review Organizations (PSROs) within APA, the federal
government, and the American Medical Association between June 1974 and June
1975. He discusses the reaction of the medical profession to the interim
guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and
the problems of financing PSROs. He concludes that the key issues for PSROs
and peer review in general are the availability and effectiveness of local
review components, and that lack of involvement on the part of psychiatry
will only ensure that nonpsychiatrists will design the review procedures.
