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MeSH Heading: Professional Review Organizations
Tree Number(s): N04.761.673; N05.700.675
Unique ID: D011366
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011366
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Version: PROFESSIONAL REV ORGAN
Entry Term(s): Organizations, Peer Review; Organizations, Professional Review; PRO Professional Review Organizations; PSRO; Peer Review Organizations; Professional Standards Review Organizations; Review Organizations, Professional; Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organizations
Public MeSH Note: 86; was PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS 1974-85
Online Note: use PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS to search PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS 1974-85 & PSRO 1973 (as Prov)
History Note: 86; was PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS 1974-85, was PSRO 1973 (Prov)
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1994/05/05

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Concept UI: M0017658
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Professional Review Organizations Preferred Term
Term UI T033515
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1974); PRO Professional Review Organizations
Term UI T033512
Date05/20/1985
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Organizations, Professional Review
Term UI T033513
Date05/20/1985
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Review Organizations, Professional
Term UI T033514
Date05/20/1985
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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