title: Guidelines for the practice of utilization review: essential but lacking.
abstract: Utilization review (UR) has developed to the point where it soon will be, if it is not already, a separate profession. Yet it lacks practice guidelines and principles to guide practitioners. In the absence of such, practitioners may inappropriately use those of their original professions or other guidelines not in conformity with the objectives of UR. Practice guidelines for UR should arise out of professional consensus following extensive discussions. As a step in that direction, a number of proposed guidelines are presented.
authors.affiliation: Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zusman
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D007348:Insurance, Health; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*