title: Today's hospital-based case manager: how one hospital integrated/adopted evidenced-based medicine using InterQual criteria.
abstract: This is the first in an intermittent series highlighting different types of clinical decision support tools utilized by case managers and others involved in strategic healthcare management.
authors.affiliation: Education, Training, and Consulting Services for McKesson Health Solutions, Newton, MA, USA. mary.mckendry@mckesson.com
authors.forename: Mary Jane
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: McKendry
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Horn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019090:Case Management; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015141:Los Angeles; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014600:Utilization Review