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April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Policy-makers interested in containing health care costs are targeting regional variation in utilization, including the use of advanced imaging.
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
From 2002 to 2003, research staff at URAC studied utilization management companies to learn how they use utilization management technology and processes to identify and manage potential patient safety problems.
June 1, 1999 | Program Result
From 1992 to 1997, researchers at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine evaluated the effects of utilization management on health care quality and access.
April 1, 1997 | Program Result
The University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine examined how the structure and intensity of utilization management in physician groups with capitated contracts affect primary care physician and patient satisfaction.
June 1, 2000 | Program Result
A 1996 legislative mandate directed Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration to develop a utilization management system for Medicaid-funded mental health and substance abuse services in order to achieve $34 million in savings.
February 1, 2010 | Issue Brief
Paper explores the potential impact of comparative effectiveness research and looks at implications for quality of care and health outcomes.
January 1, 2009 | Report
Study details regulations and enforcement needed to fill gaps in protecting consumers in insurance markets.
August 1, 1998 | Program Result
From 1994 to 1996, researcher teams at the University of Virginia and the Primary Care Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) at the New England Medical Center conducted two distinct but parallel studies.
September 15, 2010 | Story
Research published in a special issue of "Health Affairs" journal--and featured at a National Press Club event--estimates liability costs at 2.4 percent of overall health care total.
September 1, 2011 | Report
This article explores the indirect, or spillover, health care effects of a high uninsurance rates. Working-age adults with private insurance living in areas with a high rate of uninsurance were less likely than their peers in areas with a low uninsurance rate to have a usual source of care, an office-based visit, and any medical care expenditures.