Ambulatory medical necessity review in a multispecialty group practice.
The winds of change are constant in medical care delivery, and one of the strongest currents in the last ten years has been the shift from inpatient to ambulatory medical delivery. This paper discusses the search for an ambulatory care paradigm which would differentiate medical necessity on site at a medical group practice.
D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000592:standards*; D006123:Group Practice / Q000592:standards*; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000379:methods*