title: Medical case review of the quality and appropriateness of ESRD services.
abstract: The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has developed procedures and criteria now being used by the End Stage Renal Disease Network organizations in the review of facilities and providers to assure the quality and appropriateness of care provided to ESRD patients. This review was mandated by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1986. The consistent application of defined quality review criteria screens throughout the country will provide the foundation for a new era of quality care.
authors: S R
authors: SR
authors: Rohrer
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010380:Peer Review / Q000379:methods*; D011366:Professional Review Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States