IU Health began an internal review of what happened in the wake of the incident. The external panel will receive the findings from that investigation, IU Health said.
The external investigation will focus on the “clinical care, patient communication and potential bias” that Moore received, IU Health officials said. It will also examine “protocols and procedures within the contexts of bias and racism in health care, cultural competency, diversity and inclusion in the workforce, patient experience and family communications.”
IU Health officials said the panel is expected to complete its review within weeks.
After sharing its findings with Moore’s family, IU Health officials said that the results will be shared publicly “in a way that balances transparency with respect for the family’s request for privacy.”
Co-chairs Dr. David Wilkes and Dr. Jeannette South-Paul are both leaders in clinical care and cultural competence, according to the IU Health statement. South-Paul chairs the department of family medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Formerly at IU School of Medicine, Wilkes was a finalist for the position of dean of the medical school in 2013. He left the university two years later to become dean of University of Virginia’s School of Medicine. A pulmonary specialist, Wilkes served as the executive associate dean for research affairs at Indiana University School of Medicine and assistant vice president for research at Indiana University.
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