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... otherwise meet the needs and priorities of the Medicare program. Target users for the guidelines, standards, review critena, and performance measures are "physicians, health care practitioners, medical educators, medical review organizations, and consumers." At this writing, the Forum is considering initial guidelines development activities in the following areas: Cataract surgery Be nign pros tatic hype rpla s ia Clinical depression Sickle-cell disease Management of incontinence Management of chronic pain Management of skin integrity and decubitus ulcers Ambulatory care for human immunodeficiency virus infection All of these areas except ambulatory care for patients with human immunodeficiency virus had panel chairs appointed as of July 1, 1990.
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