Value-based care requires collaboration between payers and providers to ensure the patient receives the most appropriate care in the most appropriate setting. However, the current utilization ...

Medical management programs are typically comprised of multiple services designed to help control health care costs and ensure optimal health outcomes for employees. “While these sorts of programs can ...

Yet there is positive momentum building against these trends as healthcare organizations look to reinvigorate many value-based care avenues like utilization management. Defined as the group of ...

Utilization management in Medicare Part D has become more restrictive over the last decade, even when compared to Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans, according to a new study. The study, ...

“Many employers and their health plan members assume that a utilization management program’s only goal is to approve or deny medical procedures and save costs for the health plan. In reality, ...

Utilization management began as a way for health care organizations and professionals to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the services they provide to patients. The approach has grown and ...

Jill O'Brien, Morton Hospital's new CMO, says the essence of utilization management is providing the right care for the right patient in the right setting at the right time. The new CMO of Morton ...

A discussion on utilization management strategies for optimizing the treatment for patients with heart failure. Jaime Murillo, MD: The beauty and challenge at the same time in heart failure is that we ...

How can health systems deliver the right care, at the right cost, in the right setting, without overwhelming delivery and reimbursement systems with administrative burden? The shift from volume to ...

TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maximus, a leading employer and provider of government services worldwide, today announced it has again earned URAC full accreditation for Health Utilization Management ...

Navitus today released its 10 th annual Drug Trend Report, “Clarity for Action,” the company’s flagship annual analysis of prescription drug cost trends. The report details how utilization growth and ...

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