title: New Jersey's case for local control of the Medicare review process.
abstract: The government is launching a program called the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative (HCQII). The government plans to reposition PROs as educational rather than judgmental entities. The PRO of New Jersey, Inc. urges physicians to oppose regionalization of the screening process.
authors.affiliation: PRO of NJ, Inc., East Brunswick, NJ 08816.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Kingsley
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D010380:Peer Review; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States