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: (519) 824-5600
Toll-free: 1-800-424-2856
Fax: (519) 824-6497
Toll-free fax: 1-888-662-9479
inquiries@cvo.org
www.cvo.org
Editor: Jan Robinson
Assistant to the Editor:
Kim Huson
Publication mail agreement
number: 40583010
www.cvo.org