Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-9-1303. Definitions

(i) Obtain and make a detailed examination of the facts related to an identified concern about a specific physician; and

(ii) Determine whether a professional review action should be requested or recommended.

(i) A preliminary review to obtain basic information related to a concern or complaint about a physician in order to determine whether an investigation should commence;

(ii) Routine quality assurance, case review, utilization review, and performance improvement activities that take place within a hospital; or

(iii) Collegial interventions, ongoing physician practice evaluations and focused physician practice evaluations, and other peer-to-peer performance improvement interventions that are not intended to, and do not, impact a physician's clinical privileges or hospital medical staff membership;

(i) To determine whether the physician may have clinical privileges at a hospital or membership on the hospital's medical staff;

(ii) To determine the scope or conditions of clinical privileges or medical staff membership; or

(iii) To change or modify such clinical privileges or medical staff membership.