Survey addresses quality management issues

In October 1986, the Academy conducted a survey of its hospital-based members to determine how their institutions organized the staffing of the risk management, quality assurance, and utilization review functions. Academy members David S. Forkosh, MD, FACPE, reports on the results of the survey in this article. (A survey has just been conducted of staffing and staff compensation for quality assurance and utilization review. The results will be reported in an upcoming issue of Physician Executive.)