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Medical Cost Containment Strategies You Should Know

Read this write up to know the various medical cost containment strategies to deliver a maximum lifetime savings result. Visit http://ans-solutions.com/ for more information.

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Few M edical Cos t Containm ent <strong>Strategies</strong> <strong>You</strong> Mus tto<br />

<strong>Know</strong>


WHAT IS COST CONTAINMENT?<br />

<strong>Cost</strong> <strong>Containment</strong> is a process of maintaining the purchased<br />

prices and organizational cost within certain specified target<br />

limits over a certain period of time. Few medical cost<br />

containment strategies are mentioned below.<br />

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MEDICAL MANAGEMENT<br />

In medical management process, an experienced nurse will<br />

manage and coordinate the medical care received by the<br />

employee. They evaluate the treatment and care given to the<br />

employee and review whether they are given appropriately at<br />

the right time. They aim to bring the employee back to<br />

normal, and if any additional test or treatment is needed, they<br />

will advise doctor treatment.<br />

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UTILIZATION REVIEW<br />

The process of independent confirmation of the need for<br />

medical service is called utilization review, and it includes,<br />

• Precertification Reviews – Taken before providing medical<br />

care<br />

• Concurrent Reviews – Taken during the treatment<br />

• Retrospective Reviews – Taken to verify the need for the<br />

treatment provided<br />

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MEDICAL BILL REVIEWS<br />

<strong>Medical</strong> bill reviews are often done by the companies that<br />

specialize in verifying the accuracy of the medical bill charges<br />

and medical bill diagnostic codes. This review includes the<br />

audit of the hospital bill and the doctor bill.<br />

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INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION<br />

When the employee is taken to another doctor for a second<br />

opinion, the independent medical examination is done. This<br />

examination is done when the employee’s recovery gets<br />

delayed than usual.<br />

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