title: Professional review of health care services.
abstract: The question of professional accountability has frequently been raised with regard to the provision of health care services. Various systems, among them peer review, utilization review, and the PSRO, have accordingly been introduced to monitor the quality and the cost of health care. Social workers will have increased opportunities to participate in these review systems and, thus, to improve health care delivery.
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000574:American Medical Association; D003219:Confidentiality; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010380:Peer Review; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D012947:Social Work / Q000592:standards; D012952:Societies; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services; D014600:Utilization Review