A medical management company offers a variety of
consultative and advisory services for medical practices,
such as case management,
disease management and utilization management. Its
purpose is to provide oversight to the practice of medicine
and provide medical practices a sound basis for making
practice management decisions.
Services provided by medical management companies to medical practices can include planning, management and plan design. Often they do both project consulting and ongoing advising for medical practices.
Such companies combine an in-depth understanding of the problems and opportunities within the health care system with technical expertise in management, contracts, economics, finance, managed care, systems, health planning, statistics, demographics, and design.
References
- URAC News Release
- Direct Medical Management
- Sorting Out the Patient Care Puzzle: The Role of IROs and Medical Management Companies
- Medical Management Firms and Independent Review Organizations (IRO's)