Inside the data mine: showcasing UR/QA.
The latest look inside San Ramon, CA-based health care consulting company GE Medical Systems Health Care Solutions (HCS--formerly MECON)Ddata Mine shows that health care facilities spend an average of about $29 per adjusted discharge for services rendered by their utilization review and quality assurance (UR/QA) departments. How do you compare?
D002140:California; D003625:Data Collection; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007256:Information Systems; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*