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Volume II of Medicare: A Strategy for Quality Assurance provides extensive source materials on quality assurance, including results of focus groups with the elderly and practicing physicians, findings from public hearings on quality of care for the elderly, and many exhibits from site visits and the literature on quality measurements and assurance tools. The current Medicare peer review organization program and related hospital accreditation efforts are comprehensively described as background for the recommendations in Volume I of this report. Like the companion volume, this substantial book will be a valuable reference document for all groups concerned with quality of health care and the elderly.Table of ContentsFront Matter1. Overview of the Study to Design a Strategy for Quality Review and Assurance in Medicare2. Oral and Written Testimony from the Public Hearings3. Results of the Medicare Beneficiary and Physician Focus Groups4. Site Visits5. Defining Quality of Care6. A Quality Assurance Sampler: Methods, Data, and Resources7. Medicare Conditions of Participation and Accreditation for Hospitals8. The Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization ProgramIndex