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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1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2001 | 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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Holman WL, Allman RM, Sansom M, Kiefe CI, Peterson ED, Anstrom KJ, Sankey SS, Hubbard SG, Sherrill RG. Alabama coronary artery bypass grafting project: results of a statewide quality improvement initiative. JAMA. 2001 Jun 20; 285(23):3003-10.
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Marciniak TA, Ellerbeck EF, Radford MJ, Kresowik TF, Gold JA, Krumholz HM, Kiefe CI, Allman RM, Vogel RA, Jencks SF. Improving the quality of care for Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction: results from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. JAMA. 1998 May 06; 279(17):1351-7.