Demonstrate a commitment to excellence with the REI Protect Seal of Approval
Professionals in reproductive medicine know how rewarding it is to help patients overcome infertility to experience parenthood. However, working in this space carries unique risks. REI Protect and REI Insurance Solutions offer specialized insurance and risk management services to enhance safety, prevent incidents and improve patient satisfaction.
Our team wants to ensure each practice and IVF lab we work with is committed to higher standards and excellence in the field of reproductive endocrinology. When we determine this is the case, we provide the fertility practice and IVF lab with the REI Protect Seal of Approval.
What is the REI Protect Seal of Approval?
The REI Protect Seal of Approval is a designation that fertility practices and IVF laboratories receive from our organization. It indicates that a fertility practice and the IVF lab have met a higher level of safety standards specific to the field of reproductive endocrinology.
Before issuing this seal of approval, REI Protect uses subjective and objective factors to determine a practice’s and lab’s eligibility. Our team will then continue to reevaluate the practice and lab annually to ensure they still meet our high standards in the field.
What are the requirements to receive this seal of approval?
We use a set of evaluation parameters to determine whether to issue the REI Protect Seal of Approval to a practice and laboratory. Below is a non-exhaustive list of the factors we consider when making this decision.
REI Practice
- REI board certification of the physicians
- Maintenance of SART membership
- Good communication skills of the providers
- Outstanding clinical training history of the physicians
- Top-flight hospital privilege location of the physicians
- Appropriate executive director experience
- Limited claims and incident history of the practice
- Facility accreditation of the practice
- Use of core ASRM consents
- Appropriate policies and procedures in place and actively reviewed
- Use of an IVF-specific electronic medical record system
IVF Laboratory
- Accreditation by CAP or TJC and CLIA certification
- Active and documented clinical meetings with the practice clinical team
- Appropriate policies and procedures in place and actively reviewed
- Appropriate IVF laboratory facility size and safety
- Top-flight laboratory director experience
- Limited claims and incident history of the IVF lab
- Appropriate embryologist caseload and number of embryologists employed
- Use of electronic witnessing
- Level of cryostorage tank safety
- Use of IVF lab sensor monitoring platforms
- Long-term tissue safety planning and use of this plan
- Active tissue management system in place
If you are interested in working with REI Protect and earning the REI Protect Seal of Approval, our team can provide all the information you need. Contact us today to learn more.
