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T S Jost

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PubMed1989

Regulation of the quality of nursing home care in the United States.

There is considerable evidence that conditions in nursing homes in the United States are far from optimal. Problems in nursing homes are understandable, given the fact that nursing home care is generally provided through private facilities, and that payment rates are often inadequate to support quality care. The 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act attempts to address problems in nursing homes by setting standards that address common problems, establishing survey methods that look at process and outcome as well as structure, and providing flexible sanctions to address the range of problems found in inadequate facilities. This article describes conditions in American nursing homes, and what is being done about them.

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PubMed1989

Medicare peer review organizations.

The Medicare Peer Review Organization (PRO) Program is undoubtedly the most ambitious attempt currently operational of a national health insurance program to use external audit to review the quality of medical care. This article reviews the history of the PRO program, including its genesis in the prior PSRO program, and describes the methods that it currently uses for reviewing the quality of medical care and for sanctioning physicians and hospitals that provide care of inadequate quality. Finally, the article reviews the meager data currently available indicating possible limitations in the effectiveness of the PRO program.

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