Utilization management involves methods by health care plan administrators to minimize costs while also maintaining the quality of care. The process is intended to prevent wasteful spending but not to ...

Findings of a survey of large employers indicate that utilization management tools are ineffective in controlling health care costs for employees and may lead to barriers to treatment. Employer ...

Impact of palliative care clinic (PCC) referrals on pain control in genitourinary (GU) cancer patients: Retrospective analysis at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract ...

Agency nursing’s ties to staffing instability and lower nursing home quality should land it in the quality ratings mix — and provide consumers some clarity into a given facility’s dependence on ...