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Health Care Terms & Jargons
Utilization review

A cost-control method used by some insurers and employers in recent years to evaluate health care on the basis of appropriateness, necessity and quality. For hospital review, it can include pre-admission certification, concurrent review with discharge, planning and retrospective review.