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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We appreciate the thoughtful response of Susan Cantrell and the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy to our work (August 2021). Our study highlights the burden of drug utilization management on the ...

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the November 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to explore the link between utilization ...