title: Design of legal audits for utilization management.
abstract: Liability for managed care risks, the enactment of detailed state regulation of utilization management and the process requirements of accreditation agencies and managed care customers all create the need for new approaches to legal auditing. Concepts from industrial quality management theory can be used to define process elements that serve the legal adequacy of the utilization management process. The information systems that record information gathered and judgments made by reviewers and generate basic notices of certification can be designed so as to produce data relevant to compliance and liability management. These key process elements then can be analyzed statistically to develop plans for preventive counseling.
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Neiditz
authors: W A
authors: WA
authors: Schaffer
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004282:Documentation; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008330:Management Audit / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards