A medical professional explains the many facets of the prior authorizations process for drugs in women’s health. Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MBA, MS: Prior authorizations are something that we’re used to ...

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, ...

8 Managed Care Contract Questions Regarding Utilization and Management Naya Kehayes, managing principal and CEO of Eveia Health Consulting and Management, recommends hospitals and other providers ask ...

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 ...

In a recent blog post, Medecision discusses utilization management and its shifting definition. The term “Utilization Management” was first heard in healthcare roughly three decades ago. The Institute ...

Panelists discuss how utilization management limits clinical autonomy and advocate for reforms that preserve shared, patient-centered decision-making. Panelists discuss how increasing utilization ...

Drug utilization management such as prior authorization and stricter formularies cost the healthcare industry $93 billion annually, with patients bearing the largest share of the cost, a new study ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Availity, one of the nation’s largest real-time health information networks, announced a definitive agreement to acquire the utilization management solution and ...

BREA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NCH Management Systems, Inc., D/B/A New Century Health (NCH), a national leader in specialty care management, today announced it has been accredited in Utilization ...

Utilization management has emerged as one of the most promising areas for AI deployment in healthcare. New research from EXL shows 46% of healthcare organizations already use AI in medical cost ...

California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1120 into law, which is known as the Physicians Make Decisions Act. At a high level, the Act aims to safeguard patient access to treatments by mandating a ...