Psychiatric hospitalization and managed care in conflict.
The managed-care concurrent review process often results in denied or limited coverage of psychiatric inpatient care due to reviewers' misconceptions about psychiatric hospitalization and in an effort to achieve savings. For employers, such decisions may cost more in the long run.
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Payne Whitney Clinic of The New York Hospital.
D000328:Adult; D003211:Concurrent Review; D003363:Cost Control; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States