Hiding your criteria will never work.
In this era of managed care, the message has been that the health care industry has provided inappropriate or inefficient care, causing the ruination of medicine and ultimately of the U.S. economy. Published research data on small area analysis have demonstrated marked differences in utilization rates for the same surgical procedure in various locations. Researchers and others have logically surmised that criteria used by providers in recommending these procedures have also varied from location to location. Correction, therefore, will require attention to the establishment of logical and defensible criteria.
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American College of Medical Quality Foundation.
D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000592:standards*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017062:Small-Area Analysis; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review