title: Statement on the use of proprietary guidelines by managed care organizations. American College of Surgeons.
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards; D007902:Length of Stay; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States