Peer Review is used to make final judgement about quality of care in many quality assurance activities. To overcome the low reliability of Peer Review, input from several reviewers is often recommended to point out overlooked information or allow for reconsideration of opinions and thus improve reliability.
SFUR is a proven and affordable source of 3rd party medical Peer Reviews with fifteen years of history servicing hospitals, healthcare delivery systems and physicians nationwide. SFUR’s Board certified specialists will testify at fair hearing on request. SFUR is URAC Accredited Independent Review Organization which means client benefits from standards.

Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) Peer Review is used to make final judgement about quality of care in many quality assurance activities. OPPE evaluates practitioners who have been granted privileges and to identify those a practitioner’s clinical and professional competence.

Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE)  Peer Review is used to make final judgments about quality of care in many quality assurance activities.   Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) is the follow up process to ensure that there is sufficient information available to evaluate a practitioner’s competence.  FPPE is needed at the time of initial credentialing, as a result of the data evaluated during OPPE, and when additional data or reports indicate the need for a focused review of adverse events.

Utilization Review is the process of making sure health care services are being used appropriately, with high-quality care administered as economically as possible and in accordance with current evidence-based care guidelines.

As value-based reimbursement models become more prevalent, hospital utilization management will take on a more important role. SFUR provides prospective, concurrent, and retrospective utilization review in the provider community.