Download or read book Controlling Costs and Changing Patient Care written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilization management (UM) has become a strong trend in health care cost containment. Under UM, some decisions are not strictly made by the doctor and patient alone. Instead, they are now checked by a reviewer reporting to an employer or other paying party who asks whether or not the proposed type or location of care is medically necessary or appropriate. This book presents current findings about how UM is faring in practice and how it compares with other cost containment approaches, with recommendations for improving UM program administration and clinical protocols and for conducting further research.
Download or read book Utilization Management and Cost Control A New Role for Hospital Utilization Review written by Robert Miller and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Controlling Costs and Changing Patient Care The Role of Utilization Management written by Field MJ Gray BH (editors) and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Utilization Management in the Clinical Laboratory and Other Ancillary Services written by Kent Lewandrowski and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive text on utilization management in the clinical laboratory and other ancillary services. It provides a detailed overview on how to establish a successful utilization management program, focusing on such issues as leadership, governance, informatics, and application of utilization management tools. The volume also describes ways to establish utilization management programs for multiple specialties, including anatomic pathology and cytology, hematology, radiology, clinical chemistry, and genetic testing among other specialties. Numerous examples of specific utilization management initiatives are also described that can be imported to other heath care organizations. A chapter on utilization management in Canada is also included. Edited by an established national leader in utilization management, Utilization Management in the Clinical Laboratory and Other Ancillary Services is a valuable resource for physicians, pathologists, laboratory directors, hospital administrators, and medical insurance professionals looking to implement a utilization management program.
Download or read book Controlling Costs and Changing Patient Care written by Institute of Medicine and published by . This book was released on 1994-07-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Hospital Guide to Contemporary Utilization Review written by Stefani Daniels and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hospital Guide to Contemporary Utilization Review is a comprehensive resource designed to identify utilization review (UR) best practices and provide guidance on developing and enhancing a contemporary UR committee. This book focuses on the latest UR and patient status requirements to help hospitals perform high-quality reviews and comply with regulations. The book covers a range of topics, including compliance with the UR Condition of Participation, legal obligations of a hospital, contract language, and compliant UR plan language to provide an understanding of the expectations of a UR program. Tips for intradepartmental collaboration are included to guide professionals through the process of selecting a physician advisor and partnering with nurses, case managers, and revenue cycle team members. This book will help you do the following: Identify the components of a best practice hospital utilization review (UR) program Describe the legal obligations of the hospital to comply with chapter 42 CFR 482.30 of the Conditions of Participation (CoP) Use the publication as a tool to assess his or her own hospital's UR processes Summarize the benefits of a dedicated UR team to promote compliance with the CoP Facilitate the development of a contemporary UR committee Assess an organization's opportunities to improve processes to benefit patient care and hospital success Recommend compliant language for the organization's UR plan Construct commercial contract language, in collaboration with the organization's contract manager, that promotes a partnership to ensure appropriate use of acute care resources Seek out operational resources to perform high-quality reviews that fully comply with the CoP Explain the connection between a good utilization review plan and the hospital revenue cycle initiatives
Download or read book The Prospective Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Hospital Power Equilibrium written by David W. Young and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managed Care Pharmacy Practice written by Navarro and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2008-12-11 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managed Care Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition offers information critical to the development and operation of a managed care pharmacy program. The text also covers the changes that have taken place within the delivery of pharmacy services, as well as the evolving role of pharmacists.
Download or read book Health Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two programs that provide benefits based on disability: the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. This report analyzes health care utilizations as they relate to impairment severity and SSA's definition of disability. Health Care Utilization as a Proxy in Disability Determination identifies types of utilizations that might be good proxies for "listing-level" severity; that is, what represents an impairment, or combination of impairments, that are severe enough to prevent a person from doing any gainful activity, regardless of age, education, or work experience.
Download or read book Guidelines for Clinical Practice written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guidelines for the clinical practice of medicine have been proposed as the solution to the whole range of current health care problems. This new book presents the first balanced and highly practical view of guidelinesâ€"their strengths, their limitations, and how they can be used most effectively to benefit health care. The volume offers: Recommendations and a proposed framework for strengthening development and use of guidelines. Numerous examples of guidelines. A ready-to-use instrument for assessing the soundness of guidelines. Six case studies exploring issues involved when practitioners use guidelines on a daily basis. With a real-world outlook, the volume reviews efforts by agencies and organizations to disseminate guidelines and examines how well guidelines are functioningâ€"exploring issues such as patient information, liability, costs, computerization, and the adaptation of national guidelines to local needs.
Download or read book HEALTH LAW HANDBOOK written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Analysis of Hospital Costs written by Donald S. Shepard and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2000 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to the principles and methods of cost analysis as a managerial tool for improving the efficiency of hospitals. Addressed to managers and administrators, the manual aims to equip its readers with the knowledge and skills needed to calculate the costs of different activities or departments, analyse their significance, and use this information to manage resources wisely. Throughout, recommendations and advice are specific to the different purposes of cost analysis and the different types of decisions commonly facing managers. The manual, which is intended for use as a training tool, was finalized following extensive field testing in workshops in Bangladesh, Egypt, and Zimbabwe. Methods of cost-finding and cost analysis are thoroughly explained and illustrated with practical examples and model step-by-step procedures for performing calculations. Since hospital accounting systems in developing countries may have gaps or inaccuracies, the manual gives particular attention to reliable methods for estimating costs when existing data are problematic. The manual opens with an explanation of the many advantages of using cost-finding and cost analysis as managerial tools. These include the provision of data needed for informed decisions on operations and infrastructure investment, the planning of future budgets, the establishment of charges for patient services, and the development of mechanisms for ensuring that costs do not exceed available revenues and subsidies. Against this background, the core of the manual is presented in three chapters. The first and most extensive chapter explains how to allocate costs to cost centres and how to compute unit costs. Information and examples are presented according to seven steps. Each is discussed in terms of the types of data needed, how component cost items should be treated, and how costs can be computed in particular situations or cases. Practical examples are used to illustrate the types of questions addressed in cost analysis and the value of this information in guiding decisions. Chapter two explains how cost data can be used to improve the management of an individual hospital. Information is intended to guide decisions at both the cost centre, or department, level and the hospital level. Managerial tasks covered include budgeting, profitability, efficiency improvements, contracting outside services or producing in-house, and assessing fiscal solvency. Chapter three considers the use of cost data in managing national and regional hospital systems. Specific applications include improvements in the referral system, the appropriate use of different providers of services, and the comparison of similar hospitals to identify inefficiencies or sources of waste. The manual concludes with a series of practical exercises, followed by explanations of their answers.
Download or read book The Hospital Case Management Orientation Manual written by Peggy Rossi, Bsn, Mpa, CCM and published by Hcpro, a Division of Simplify Compliance. This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hospital Case Management Orientation Manual Guide is a comprehensive resource that supplements of initial training for new case managers. This book explains what to document, where to document it to ensure appropriate level of care and reimbursement, and how to avoid unnecessary denials. This book's focus is utilization management, discharge planning, and relevant CMS regulations. It can help new case managers learn how to perform their jobs effectively on their own time. It can also serve as a wide-ranging resource for more experienced case managers, particularly those whose training was less than adequate.
Download or read book The Hospital Guide to Contemporary Utilization Review Third Edition written by Stefani Daniels and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hospital Guide to Contemporary Utilization Review, Third Edition, is a comprehensive resource designed to identify utilization review (UR) best practices and provide guidance on developing and enhancing a contemporary UR committee. This book focuses on the latest UR and patient status requirements to help hospitals perform high-quality reviews and comply with regulations in a value-based world. The book covers a range of topics, including compliance with the UR Conditions of Participation (CoP), legal obligations of a hospital, contract language, and compliant UR plan language, to provide an understanding of the expectations of a UR program. Tips for intradepartmental collaboration are included to guide professionals through the process of selecting a physician advisor and partnering with nurses, case managers, and revenue cycle team members. This book will help you do the following: Identify the components of a best-practice hospital UR program Describe the legal obligations of the hospital to comply with Chapter 42 CFR 482.30 of the CoP Use the publication as a tool to assess your own hospital's UR processes Summarize the benefits of a dedicated UR team to promote compliance with the CoP Differentiate between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage Facilitate the development of a contemporary UR committee Discuss the pros and cons of the possible reporting structures for UR activities Examine the role of the physician advisor as a member of the UR team Recognize the crucial role of revenue cycle in the work of the UR specialist Recommend compliant language for your organization's UR plan Describe the components of the revenue cycle pertinent to UR Differentiate inpatient and outpatient payment rules Explain the basics of claim preparation Review physician billing and payment rules Differentiate between national coverage determinations, local coverage determinations, and commercial payer criteria Seek out operational resources to perform high-quality reviews that fully comply with the CoP Explain the connection between a good UR plan and a hospital's revenue cycle initiatives
Download or read book The Healthcare Cost Management Industry written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the Forum on Productivity Improvements in Utilization Management written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
