Utilization Review
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Utilisation of inpatient cardiology services including by Maori: a study of hospital discharges for patients enrolled with Partnership Health practices for the 2 years ending June 2007.

7 Oct 2009 AIMS: Some previous studies have shown that Maori utilise cardiology inpatient services at a much lower rate than would be expected by their health status and mortality. Using more recent data, this study seeks to determine whether this is still the ... Read more...

[Role of complementary medicine in type 1 diabetes mellitus in two Swiss centres]

7 Sep 2009 Insulin replacement is the only effective treatment of type 1 Diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Nevertheless, many complementary treatments are in use for T1DM. In this study we assessed by questionnaire that out of 342 patients with T1DM, 48 (14%; 13.4% ... Read more...

Health care utilization in patients with eating disorders.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine health care costs among patients with eating disorders (EDs) using the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota claims database system. METHOD: Four groups of individuals enrolled between 1999 and 2005 were identified: (1) a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Utilization Review'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Utilisation of inpatient cardiology services including by Maori: a study of hospital discharges for patients enrolled with Partnership Health practices for the 2 years ending June 2007. 7 Oct 2009
• Re: Tandem vs single autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation for the treatment of multiple myeloma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 28 Sep 2009
• [Role of complementary medicine in type 1 diabetes mellitus in two Swiss centres] 7 Sep 2009
• Health care utilization in patients with eating disorders. 30 Aug 2009
• Care management redesign: increasing care manager time with patients and providers while improving metrics. 30 Aug 2009
• Expedited admission of patients decreases duration of mechanical ventilation and shortens ICU stay. 30 Aug 2009
• External-beam radiotherapy for clinically localized prostate cancer in Osaka, Japan, 1995-2006: time trends, outcome, and risk stratification. 26 Aug 2009
• A stepped intervention increases well-child care and immunization rates in a disadvantaged population. 25 Jul 2009
• [Persistence and frequency of prescriptions of subcutaneous allergen-specific immunotherapy (SCIT) prescribed within the German statutory health insurance] 16 Jul 2009
• Predictors of clinical outcomes and hospital resource use of children after tracheotomy. 11 Jul 2009
• [Report on notifications pursuant to Section 21 German Transfusion Act for 2007] 29 Jun 2009
• Revised cost estimates of Medicaid recipients with serious mental illness and HIV-AIDS. 29 Jun 2009
• Predictive value of family history on severity of illness: the case for depression, anxiety, alcohol dependence, and drug dependence. 29 Jun 2009
• Somatic hospital contacts, invasive cardiac procedures, and mortality from heart disease in patients with severe mental disorder. 29 Jun 2009
• Commitment to COT verification improves patient outcomes and financial performance. 29 Jun 2009
• Clinical characteristics, management, and prognosis of octogenarians with acute heart failure admitted to cardiology wards: results from the Italian Survey on Acute Heart Failure. 29 Jun 2009
• Hospice use among patients with heart failure. 29 Jun 2009
• Format change of a laboratory test order form affects physician behavior. 22 Jun 2009
• [Operative and follow-up treatment of rotator cuff tears--the current situation] 21 Jun 2009
• [Comments as requested by the editors: Quality assurance in bariatric surgery in Germany--results of the German multicentre trial 2005 to 2007; Stroh et al., Zentralblatt für Chirurgie] 15 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Utilization Review'

Definition: An organized procedure carried out through committees to review admissions, duration of stay, professional services furnished, and to evaluate the medical necessity of those services and promote their most efficient use.

Descriptor UI: D014600

Alternative terms: Utilization Review; Review, Utilization; Reviews, Utilization; Utilization Reviews;

Related Mesh Headings: Insurance Claim Review;

Allowable Qualifiers: standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; methods; classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration;

Tree Number: N04.761.879; N05.700.900;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: DF: UTIL REV