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1824441

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
A 3-month study was performed in a teaching hospital to determine the impact of intensive, focused utilization management on the average length of stay and average total charges in a carefully defined group of indigent patients. Prompt admission review was performed, the treatment plan ascertained, and a physician advisor notified. The attending physician was informed by a physician advisor of the patient's financial class, and assistance with expediting patient care and discharge planning was offered. Daily concurrent review monitored the treatment and discharge plans. The study compared 73 patients with a control group of 191 patients of similar financial class and diagnosis related groups (DRGs) for the immediately preceding 3 months. Compared with the control patients, the study patients experienced a 23% decrease in average length of stay and 16% decrease in average total charges. This study indicates that an intensive utilization management effort in a teaching hospital can be effective without compromising the quality of care.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0885-713X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
47-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2000-12-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Intensive, focused utilization management in a teaching hospital. An exploratory study.
pubmed:affiliation
Hermann Hospital, University of Texas Medical School, Houston 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article