Medical record review companies: questions and answers
Short version: the questions hospital quality teams and physicians ask most about review firms, each answered in 2 or 3 sentences from the firm data on this site, with a link to the page that goes deeper.
Limits: Firm facts come from each firm's own website, read 2026-11-12; we haven't hired these firms or graded their reports, and "not stated" means we didn't find it, not that the firm doesn't do it.
Choosing a firm
What does a medical record review company do?
It supplies people who read medical records and report on them: a physician peer reviewer for a hospital, a nurse and physician team for utilization review, or a nurse or LNC who builds a chronology. What you get depends on which of the 3 segments the firm sits in; the home page explains them.
Which firm should a hospital use for external peer review?
Start with Quality Peer Solutions, MRN and NPRC for general cases, Corazon for cardiovascular, neuroscience and orthopedic programs, and Medplace for rural hospitals and FQHCs. The hospital peer review page compares all 10.
Are physicians or nurses better reviewers?
They do different jobs. A peer review of a physician's care needs a physician in the same specialty. A chronology or summary is often built by a nurse or LNC and checked by a clinician.
Should I trust a firm's specialty count?
As a sign of panel width, yes; as a sign of depth in your subspecialty, no. Ask how many active reviewers hold your exact subspecialty. See firms by specialty.
Credentials and accreditation
What credentials should a peer reviewer have?
Board certification in the same specialty, current practice, a matching practice setting, and a signed per-case conflict statement. The checklist scores what a firm confirms.
Which firms are URAC accredited?
10 of 39 state URAC or IRO accreditation, mostly UR and IRO firms: CIMRO, MLS, MES, AMR, MMRO, MET, Clinix, CareReview, Commence and Enlyte. Confirm with URAC's own directory before relying on it.
Turnaround, coverage and cost
How long does a medical record review take?
Published numbers run from 24 hours (1 LevelShift example) to 2 to 4 weeks (Merit Evals). 34 of 39 firms publish none. See turnaround and coverage.
Do these firms cover every state?
MLS and CIMRO state all 50 states. Many others say nationwide, which isn't the same as a reviewer licensed in your state.
Why doesn't this site list prices?
Very few firms publish them, and quotes depend on the case. This site records who the firms are and what they state about reviewers; it doesn't compare quotes.
About this site
Who publishes this site?
Medrecords AI (AI Health Studio LLC), which makes record review software and is not in the directory. See about and how we handle the conflict.
How current is the data?
Firm pages were read on 2026-11-12. We recheck at least every 45 days and update the date on each page when its facts are checked.
How do I correct a listing?
Email aj@medrecords.ai with the page and the correction. Confirmed fixes go live within 2 business days.