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A hospital wanting to strengthen its care delivery system chose to acquire existing practices of physicians nearing retirement. Its affiliated group practice is directed and owned by an established lead physician who teaches and practices with younger physicians. The hospital supplies capital for purchasing existing practices and provides support services for the affiliated group.
Utilization management expands the concept of utilization review by identifying the best possible treatment protocol for a specific type of patient. Severity of illness systems allow healthcare organizations to define patient groups with similar treatment needs and then identify appropriate practice patterns for each group. Both measures are critical to the success of a utilization management program.
A healthcare management consultant examines the usefulness of patient classification systems, the data they generate and the information that data eventually provides. Deborah Arbitman, principal in The Raleigh Group, explains four of the leading systems on the market.
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In order to compete in today's health care market arena, hospitals are moving from process management to product (case type) management. Many methodologies are being researched, evaluated, and developed to provide a workable system of measuring product (disease treatment) output. This article provides an overview of some of the more promising systems undergoing development at this time.