"Utilization Review" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An organized procedure carried out through committees to review admissions, duration of stay, professional services furnished, and to evaluate the medical necessity of those services and promote their most efficient use.
| Descriptor ID |
D014600
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761.879 N05.700.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Utilization Review- Utilization Review
- Review, Utilization
- Reviews, Utilization
- Utilization Reviews
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Utilization Review" by people in Profiles.
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The Effect of a Primary Care Provider Incentive Program on Pediatric Emergency Medicine Visits. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 May; 35(5):363-368.
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Role of Conventional Myelography in Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Spine Disease in Low-Income Communities: Prospective Study. World Neurosurg. 2017 Aug; 104:161-166.
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Reducing Unnecessary Shoulder MRI Examinations Within a Capitated Health Care System: A Potential Role for Shoulder Ultrasound. J Am Coll Radiol. 2016 Jul; 13(7):780-7.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Different Forms of Intra-Articular Injections for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Adv Ther. 2016 06; 33(6):998-1011.
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Utilization due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its predictors: a study using the U.S. National Emergency Department Sample (NEDS). Respir Res. 2016 Jan 06; 17:1.
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Implementation of an Adapted Evidence-Based Mammography Intervention for African American Women. Biomed Res Int. 2015; 2015:240240.
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Appropriate Use Criteria: Vital New Link in the Chain of Quality in Pediatric Echocardiography. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Sep 08; 66(10):1141-3.
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Metrics of quality care in veterans: correlation between primary-care performance measures and inappropriate myocardial perfusion imaging. Clin Cardiol. 2015 Apr; 38(4):195-9.
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Denominator doesn't matter: standardizing healthcare-associated infection rates by bed days or device days. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Jun; 36(6):710-6.
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High Override Rate for Opioid Drug-allergy Interaction Alerts: Current Trends and Recommendations for Future. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2015; 216:242-6.