▁profiles ▁protect ▁patients ▁and ▁the ▁community ▁from ▁the ▁ris ks ▁and ▁costs ▁of ▁in app ropri ate ▁practice ". ▁ ▁In app ropri ate ▁practice ▁is ▁defined ▁two fold : ▁ ▁" services ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁un accept able ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁body ▁of ▁members ". ▁ ▁includes ▁the ▁rendering ▁of ▁" 8 0 ▁or ▁more ▁professional ▁attend ances ▁on ▁each ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁more ▁days ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 2 - month ▁period ", ▁i . e . ▁r ort ing ▁the ▁system ▁through ▁false ▁services ▁rendered . ▁ ▁When ▁pract ition er ▁is ▁review ed , ▁their ▁data ▁is ▁compared ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁their ▁pe ers . ▁ ▁If ▁this ▁data ▁is ▁marked ly ▁different ▁then ▁this ▁pract ition er ▁may ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Pract ition er ▁Review ▁Program . ▁ ▁If ▁concerns ▁still ▁remain ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Pract ition er ▁Review ▁Program , ▁then ▁a ▁refer ral ▁to ▁the ▁Professional ▁Services ▁Review ▁( PS R ) ▁can ▁be ▁made . ▁ ▁The ▁PS R : ▁ ▁Pract ition ers ▁are ▁always ▁contact ed ▁by ▁the ▁PS R ▁when ▁a ▁review ▁concerning ▁them ▁is ▁conducted . ▁ ▁Pract ition ers ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁PS R ▁include ▁all ▁who ▁provide ▁services ▁within ▁the ▁P BS ▁and / or ▁Medic are ▁framework ▁( this ▁includes ▁do ctors , ▁dent ists , ▁al lied ▁health ▁profession als ). ▁ ▁The ▁Medical ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁PS R ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁last - d itch ▁arbitr ator . ▁ ▁The ▁Medical ▁Director