Why Doing Physician Peer Review With Prest & Associates Is Right for You

If you're a mental health professional, we don't need to tell you that burnout is real. Studies show that psychiatrists and others in the field often develop disorders during their work. While this isn't enough to push everyone out of clinical work, more professionals supplement their practice by providing physician peer reviews.

At PREST & Associates, we're the oldest and one of the largest independent review organizations primarily focusing on psychiatry, behavioral healthcare, and addiction medicine. High burnout rates in our field showcase how difficult our work can be.

Fortunately, supplementing your work with peer reviews can ease some burdens while giving you more flexibility.

What's Your Role as a Mental Health Physician Peer Reviewer?

Contrary to what some may believe, healthcare is not always an exact science. Two very experienced professionals may have differing views on an appropriate course of action. In other cases, an insurer may not feel that a doctor's prescribed course of action is appropriate. Sometimes, patients feel their doctor wrongfully denies a necessary treatment.

Physician peer review can play a vital role in these situations and many others. As a reviewer, you'll be assigned cases based on your experience and specialty. You'll review relevant files and histories to decide whether a treatment is ideal. After reviewing each case, you'll provide your recommendation so we can help our clients make more informed decisions.

Why Should You Consider Taking on This Role?

Many professionals jump at the opportunity when we describe how physician peer reviews work. After all, reviewing cases is a great way to ensure a high standard of care is upheld without the stressors of one-on-one patient interaction. Throughout our history, we've also taken pride in reducing unnecessary treatments and lowering healthcare costs for insurers.

However, it's not just our insurance clients and patients who benefit.

Here are just a few of the advantages enjoyed by our mental health peer reviewers:

1. Control Your Schedule

The perk most enjoyed by most of our reviewers is the ability to set their own schedule. You can choose when you want to work. In fact, our platform allows practitioners to schedule specific blocks of time to complete their reviews.

2. Scale Back on Direct Patient Care

Providing independent reviews in mental health is a great way to scale back direct patient care. However, this doesn't mean you have to leave clinical practice entirely. Rather, you can create your own balance that allows you to continue caring for your patients while not overburdening yourself.

3. Easy to Use Platforms

At PREST & Associates, we cannot speak for every physician peer review organization out there. However, our reviewers work with a platform that's intuitive and easy to use. It makes conducting reviews and submitting recommendations simpler than ever.

4. New Source of Income

Typically, making more money as a physician requires taking on more patients. This isn't the case with peer review. You can open up an all-new income stream without adding a single new client to your schedule.

5. Work From Anywhere

It's hard to imagine caring for a patient in need while you're sitting on a balcony in a foreign land. However, that's exactly what you'll be able to do since Prest & Associates provides remote access that maintains HIPAA compliance. Our online platform means you can work from anywhere.

Start Your Physician Peer Review Career With Prest & Associates

At Prest & Associates, we're proud to offer a professional environment where our reviewers can thrive while continuing to improve patient care. Since our clients expect a certain level of expertise, each of our reviewers must meet specific qualifications.

This includes:

• Board certification
• Active medical licensure
• At least five years of experience within the field

If you meet these qualifications, we want to work with you. Our reviewers hold various roles within the mental health field, but we have a heightened need for professionals in:

• Psychiatry
• Child Psychiatry
• Psychology
  
  

If this sounds like you, fill out this form to get started today.