Office quality assurance and utilization review for the beginning oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
For the senior oral and maxillofacial surgery resident, the task of establishing a well functioning private practice is filled with great challenges and opportunities. The purpose of this article is to make the beginning oral and maxillofacial surgeon aware of the concepts of quality assurance and utilization review and their application to private practice. Discussions, methods, and examples of evaluating one's office are presented.
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Department of Dentistry, Perth Amboy General Hospital, NJ.
D007397:Internship, Nonmedical; D011331:Private Practice / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review