Professional Review Organizations
"Professional Review Organizations" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Organizations representing designated geographic areas which have contracts under the PRO program to review the medical necessity, appropriateness, quality, and cost-effectiveness of care received by Medicare beneficiaries. Peer Review Improvement Act, PL 97-248, 1982.
| Descriptor ID |
D011366
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761.673 N05.700.675
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| Concept/Terms |
Professional Review Organizations- Professional Review Organizations
- Review Organizations, Professional
- PRO Professional Review Organizations
- Organizations, Professional Review
- Organization, Professional Review
- Professional Review Organization
Peer Review Organizations- Peer Review Organizations
- Organizations, Peer Review
- Organization, Peer Review
- Peer Review Organization
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Professional Review Organizations" by people in Profiles.
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Creating peer groups for assessing and comparing nursing home performance. Am J Manag Care. 2013 Nov; 19(11):933-9.
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Identification of in-hospital complications from claims data. Is it valid? Med Care. 2000 Aug; 38(8):785-95.