… The use of utilization management as a cost-containment … this cost-containment approach
affects patient care or quality. The … insured psychiatric patients by a utilization management …

… the relationship between utilization management techniques and psychiatrists’ treatment …
on 1,843 patients treated by 615 psychiatrists participating in the American Psychiatric Institute …

… of Medicine, utilization management is "a set of techniques used by or on behalf of purchasers
of health benefits to manage health care costs by influencing patient care decisionmaking …

… know how often utilization nanagement denies patients psychiatric care, nor … utilization
management's effects on psychiatric hospital inpatient care by analyzing utilization management …

… Overall, 38% of the inpatient days of care incurred by these patients … psychiatric patients is
less restrictive and less expensive, and may be as effective as inpatient care for some patients…

… of information on utilization management patterns in … of the utilization management program
of a large managed behavioral health organization. We describe the utilization management …

… management is even more recent. This review of literature evaluates what is known … of
utilization management of privately funded psychiatric care, in particular its impact on utilization …

… services (3–5), with utilization of psychiatric emergency services contributing … psychiatric
patients (6). Across VHA and non-VHA hospitals, 5% to 10% of patients who utilize psychiatric …

… , utilization review is less effective in managing … as psychiatric and psychosomatic disability
and employee productivity. On this basis, psychiatric utilization review and case management …

… Failing to manage nicotine withdrawal may confound or impede clinical management of …
This investigation examined predictors of utilization of NRT during a smoke-free psychiatric …