HA3120D – Essentials of Managed Care SU20 B – Section D01

Discussion 3.2: Misuse or Over-Use

From your experience with hospitals or medical offices and/or from your readings/research:

.Discuss where you have seen tendencies for misuse or over-use of resources. For example, whether the hospital or medical office tended to hoard certain kinds of supplies.

.Consider also whether utilization review may go overboard in its oversight of resource use.

  Please cite references in your post which should be 150-200 words