Professional Review Organizations
"Professional Review Organizations" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Professional Review Organizations" by people in Profiles.
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Nash DB. Quality of measurement or quality of medicine? JAMA. 1995 May 17; 273(19):1537-8.
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Klasko SK, Cummings RV, Glazerman LR. Resident data collection: do the numbers add up? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Apr; 172(4 Pt 1):1312-6.
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Nash DB. Is the quality cart before the horse? JAMA. 1992 Aug 19; 268(7):917-8.
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Shulkin DJ, Williams I, Cooper WH. The cost of monitoring medical care in Pennsylvania. Pa Med. 1991 Sep; 94(9):14-8.
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Greenspan AM, Kay HR, Berger BC, Greenberg RM, Greenspon AJ, Gaughan MJ. Incidence of unwarranted implantation of permanent cardiac pacemakers in a large medical population. N Engl J Med. 1988 Jan 21; 318(3):158-63.
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Gleich CS. [Accreditation of educational programs and certification of laboratory and radiology technicians in the United States]. Educ Med Salud. 1984; 18(2):136-49.
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Escovitz GH, Burkett GL, Kuhn JC, Zelenznik C, Gonnella JS. The effects of mandatory quality assurance: a review of hospital medical audit processes. Med Care. 1978 Nov; 16(11):941-9.
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Gonnella JS, Goran MJ. Quality of patient care-a measurement of change: the staging concept. Med Care. 1975 Jun; 13(6):467-73.