Practitioners and Organized Medicine Health Care Institutions, Associations, and Suppliers Patients, Consumers, and Public Health Organizations Insurers and Utilization Management Firms Made Associations and Other Organizations . The testimony resected diverse sets of interests and perspectives on utilization management. This summary was prepared lay Eileen Connor. There are variations in medical practice. Criteria for appropriate medical care are imperfect.
Utilization management highlights the quality and cost debate in health care.
There are potential dangers in utilization management by third parties. Utilization management does not seem to influence physician prac- tices. Utilization management needs physician involvement.