02336cam a2200445 i 4500 rnd000000000048539 RAND 920212s1990 cau b 000 0deng d 91109159 0833017101 RAND/N-3066-HCFA (Sirsi) a190515 Online only CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- RA972-B.G83 1990 Guidelines for structured implicit review of the quality of hospital care for diverse medical and surgical conditions / Haya R. Rubin ... [et al.]. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1990. x, 47 pages ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier A RAND note ; 3066 "May 1990." Includes questionnaire. Includes bibliographical references. This Note contains a quality review form and guidelines for its use, developed for and used in the RAND PRO Quality Review Validation Study. The form and guidelines were designed for structured implicit peer review of hospital records by physicians, to assess the quality of inpatient care for diverse medical and surgical conditions. The guidelines are designed to be used in a preliminary training session for physician reviewers, as well as for reference thereafter. The form, training procedures, and guidelines are based on and modified from condition-specific structured implicit review methods previously developed at RAND for a study sponsored by the Health Care Financing Administration of the effects of Medicare's Prospective Payment System on the quality of care. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Hospital care Evaluation. Rubin, Haya R. (Haya Rahel) author. Kahn, Katherine L. author. Rubenstein, Lisa V. author. Sherwood, Marjorie J. author. Rand Corporation. United States. Health Care Financing Administration. Rand note ; 3066. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N3066/ 598302 598302