• Utilization Management

Clinically Aligned Status Decisions. Financially Sound Outcomes.

Reduce administrative burden and avoid costly missteps with a utilization management strategy built for speed, precision, and alignment.

  • 23% Average Payment Increase per Medical Case
  • 40% Fewer Physician Advisor Concurrent Reviews
  • 60% Reduction in Concurrent Patient Status Reviews
  • 50% Decrease in Observation Rates
UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT

Leveraging advanced data analytics with clinical expertise to strategically and compliantly combat payer denials

Physician Advisory

Strategic and programmatic approach to transform team performance

Analytics as a Service

Align critical metrics to your revenue goals

Admission Status Reviews

Proprietary data-driven review program to optimize patient admission status

Peer-to-Peer Reviews

We defend your patient care choices to secure fair reimbursement

Denials Management

Root-cause analysis and strategy to combat payer tactics

UM Resources

Regulatory Insights

Do More Denials Mean More Revenue?

Do More Denials Mean More Revenue?

By Joseph Zebrowitz, MD Denials Are Bad…Maybe Not One of the central tenets of utilization management is that “denials are bad.” Our hospitals have developed a myriad of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that reflect this: we track denial rate and total number of...

Regulatory Bulletins

Bulletin 05 – COVID-19

COVID-19-Related Considerations When Determining Medicare & Medicare Advantage Admission Status 1. Public Health Emergency Declarations As utilization review and compliance experts within your hospitals, it is imperative that you understand the impact that waivers...

Bulletin 02 – Versalus Legislative IPO Update

FY 2019 Inpatient Only Procedure List Regulatory Update Develop and implement a process that involves your cardiac catheterization teams NOW to ensure the placement of the correct admission status order for the inpatient only procedures described by CPT 92941 or HCPCS...

Bulletin 01 – Inpatient Order Requirements

Versalus Health’s Comments on CMS’ Elimination of Burdensome Inpatient Order RequirementsIn the FY 2019 IPPS Final Rule (CMS-1694-F), which is scheduled to be printed in the Federal Register on 8/17/18, CMS finalized its proposal to remove the requirement that a...