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DocuSign Envelope ID:79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1 B20BD <br /> r <br /> Orange County <br /> Emergency Services <br /> 510 Meadowlands Drive <br /> Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> -- 919.245.6100 <br /> Policy 21: Peer Review Committee <br /> Objective: <br /> • To clearly state and define the purpose, function, and structure of the Peer <br /> Review Committee. <br /> Definition: <br /> • The Peer Review Committee is a panel composed of EMS program <br /> representatives to be responsible for analyzing patient care data and outcome <br /> measures to evaluate the ongoing quality of patient care, system performance, <br /> and medical direction within the OCES System. <br /> Meeting Schedule: <br /> • The OCEMS Peer Review Committee meets quarterly, at UNC Hospitals, in the <br /> months of March, June, September, and December, on the second Thursday of <br /> the month at 9:00 AM. <br /> Function of Committee: <br /> • The OCEMS Peer Review Committee is tasked with quality assurance oversight <br /> functions. The committee collects, analyzes, and evaluates data from all aspects <br /> of the OCES System, including the Emergency Communications Center, the <br /> EMS Transportation Division, the various First Responder Programs including <br /> law enforcement, and the UNC Hospitals Emergency Department, and makes <br /> system recommendations designed to improve patient outcomes, continuing <br /> education programs, and the quality of the system. <br /> • The committee is also charged with reviewing and supporting the practice <br /> standards established by the Director and Medical Director, and with providing <br /> suggestions to medical staff for areas of focus in programmatic, educational, and <br /> operational aspects of the EMS System <br /> A Prepared, Coordinated, and Integrated Emergency Services System <br /> Twitter Cct,'�ocneemergeney <br />