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Utilization Review Committee As a Peer Review Mechanism
Author(s) -
Pattee James J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb00516.x
Subject(s) - medicine , compliance (psychology) , quality (philosophy) , nursing , family medicine , psychology , social psychology , philosophy , epistemology
The appropriate utilization and the quality of care in long‐term care facilities should be documented and monitored. This is best accomplished at the local level by physicians and other professionals serving on Utilization Review Committees. Paper compliance to regulation of state or federal agencies is a poor substitute for active involvement of the professionals at the local level.