A bill to amend part B of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide a more effective administration of Professional Standards Review of health care services, to expand Professional Standards Review Organization activity to include review of services performed by or in federally operated health care institutions, and to protect the confidentiality of medical records.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Title XI General Provisions and Professional Standards Review of the Social Security Act to establish and revise areas of the Professional Standards Review Organizations established under such Title, taking into account the recommendations of doctors of medicine and osteopathy. Directs the National Professional Standards Review Council to conduct a study for the purpose of evaluating whether, and under what conditions, organizations other than professional associations shall be allowed to perform review functions. Requires each Professional Standards Review Organization to assume responsibility for professional standards review of health care services furnished by or in institutions operated by the Public Health Service and the Veterans Administration in the area which it serves. Requires, in conjunction with such reviews, that procedures be developed whereby deficiencies shall be brought to the attention of administrators of the hospitals and other Federal institutions concerned. Calls for the consolidation of data and reports compiled under these provisions. Directs that criteria of health care shall be identified or developed by each Professional Standards Review Organiza…