… Utilization management efforts may impact the cost structure … of cost savings resulting from
utilization management … as the difference between laboratory costs versus charges and the …

… utilization optimization and more cost-effective clinical operations. This chapter discusses
methods for calculating costs and savings associated with utilization management … of utilization …

… We added other overhead costs, such as for the TMA management activity and central …
However, MTF costs will now increase as well. We must include the higher utilization of health …

… to provide cost-efficient, high-quality care. Previous studies on evaluating cost used estimated
cost-to-… The purpose of this study was to quantify actual direct cost savings from performing …

… Table 2 presents the estimated impacts of age, sex and plan changes on inpatient cost
and utilization changes. Increases in the female population reduce cost and utilization in a …

… Quarterly cost savings across all modalities were calculated based on aggregate
charges … utilization rates. Utilization-based savings were calculated using the average …

… The utilization analysis presented in this case study indicates significant reduction in both
inpatient and ER utilization… reduction in costs associated with hospitalization and ER utilization, …

… centers can reduce the utilization of other medical services. AN underlying tenet of recent
American health policy is that effective access to and utilization of preventive and primary …

… the cost savings associated with Health Management Corporation’s disease management
… and utilization. Specifically, the decision tree model was constructed using SAS Enterprise …

… ’ costs determined to evaluate the estimated cost savings and … identified was assigned to a
cost avoidance for outpatient visit, … potential cost savings based on estimated cost avoidance …