College Connection Spring 2019 | Page 8

college connection PEER REVIEW OF MEDICAL RECORDS Available online ... Podcasts — The College offers podcasts to provide information to the public and licensed members. Podcasts are posted on the College website at www.cvo.org/ podcasts. Listen and learn on various College initiatives! CHANGES UNDERWAY TO PRMR PROGRAM In March 2018, Council formally established Peer Review of Medical Records as a mandatory component of the College’s Quality Assurance Program. Veterinary practices chosen for a Peer Review of Medical Records are identified through a random selection process. Approximately 5% of practices are randomly selected to participate in a Peer Review of Medical Records per year. The assessment tools used by Peer Reviewers will remain the same. Assessments will have a total score which will classify practices into a ‘successful’ category, ‘partially successful’, or ‘not successful’. These categories correspond to a series of evidence-based cut-off scores. Practices in the ’not successful’ or ’partially successful’ categories will undergo a re- evaluation of medical records after corrective actions are completed. If a re-evaluation of records of a practice in the ’not successful’ category shows no improvement, this will be brought to the Registrar for review and next steps. Learning Modules — The College offers learning modules to assist veterinarians in understanding the requirements and expectations. Medical records keeping is an important aspect of veterinary medicine. The College is now offering a series of self- study modules presenting the foundations for medical record keeping for those whose practice includes food-producing animals, equine and poultry. There is also a self-study series focused on medical record keeping for those who practise in companion animal medicine. The modules will assist veterinarians and veterinary team members. Learning modules are found on the College website at cvo.org/Learning-Modules. Learn more at cvo.org/PRMR. College Connection is the official publication of the College of Veterinarians of Ontario, informing members on regulatory issues, with the expectation that members will govern themselves accordingly. College Connection is charged with the responsibility of providing comprehensive, accurate and defensible information. Instilling public confidence in veterinary regulation. College of Veterinarians of Ontario 2106 Gordon Street Guelph, Ontario N1L 1G6 Phone: [phone] Toll-free: 1-800-424-2856 Fax: [phone] Toll-free fax: [phone] [email protected] www.cvo.org Editor: Jan Robinson  Assistant to the Editor: Kim Huson Publication mail agreement number: 40583010 www.cvo.org