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 ...

Utilization management involves methods by health care plan administrators to minimize costs while also maintaining the quality of care. The process is intended to prevent wasteful spending but not to ...

Case management, with its standards of practice of patient advocacy and resource stewardship and its role as a liaison between patients, payors and the healthcare team, is in a unique position to ...

Hospitals across the country are looking increasingly to their case management departments to provide support in this rapidly changing environment. Addressing rising healthcare costs is a key ...