Peer Review

In 2004, the Virginia General Assembly amended and reenacted §8.01-581.17 of the Code of Virginia, which had the primary purpose of expanding the scope of privileged communications to include non-hospital based quality assurance or peer review committees. Traditionally, the privilege had only been reserved for hospital-based peer review activities. At MSV’s annual meeting in October of 2009, one of the many things accomplished was an updating of its guidance pertaining to quality assurance processes and peer review for physicians. The purpose of the revisions is to simplify and promote the advancement of interoffice peer review among physicians, thereby enhancing the delivery of patient care.