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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The hospital utilization management environment of 2026 is the most complex it has ever been. The Two-Midnight Rule now governs Medicare Advantage. The Inpatient-Only list is being phased out. New payer policies - Aetna's Level of Severity, Blue Cross NC's status reforms, UnitedHealthcare's Optum routing - are reshaping how denials reach the hospital and how appeals must be pursued. Patient notice forms transitioned in waves through the spring of 2026. Artificial intelligence now sits at the center of payer prior authorization, and the litigation around it is just beginning.Hospital Utilization Management: A Casebook is the practical, regulation-current guide physician advisors and case managers have been waiting for. Written by a practicing physician advisor, this book combines clear regulatory analysis with sixteen real-world case scenarios drawn from daily UM practice - each walking through the patient vignette, the status question, the case manager's review, the physician advisor's analysis, the decision and documentation, the common pitfalls, and the specific regulatory citations that govern the case.Inside, you'll find: A complete walkthrough of the Two-Midnight Rule in traditional Medicare and Medicare AdvantageOperational guidance for the post-Inpatient-Only-list era, including the SNF three-day rule interactionPlain-language analysis of every major 2026 patient notice form and transition deadlineThree peer-to-peer conversation scripts, ready to adapt for traditional Medicare, MA, and commercial payer denialsThe five sentences every admission note should contain, and severity-of-illness markers for the eight most common medical admissionsA status decision tree, regulatory citations index, glossary, and sample UR plan language compliant with 42 CFR 482.30Whether you're new to physician advisory work, leading a case management team, or running an entire UM department, this casebook gives you the regulatory framework, the operational discipline, and the documentation language that protect your hospital and the patients it serves. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The hospital utilization management environment of 2026 is the most complex it has ever been. The Two-Midnight Rule now governs Medicare Advantage. The Inpatient-Only list is being phased out. New payer policies - Aetna's Level of Severity, Blue Cross NC's status reforms, UnitedHealthcare's Optum routing - are reshaping how denials reach the hospital and how appeals must be pursued. Patient notice forms transitioned in waves through the spring of 2026. Artificial intelligence now sits at the center of payer prior authorization, and the litigation around it is just beginning.Hospital Utilization Management: A Casebook is the practical, regulation-current guide physician advisors and case managers have been waiting for. Written by a practicing physician advisor, this book combines clear regulatory analysis with sixteen real-world case scenarios drawn from daily UM practice - each walking through the patient vignette, the status question, the case manager's review, the physician advisor's analysis, the decision and documentation, the common pitfalls, and the specific regulatory citations that govern the case.Inside, you'll find: A complete walkthrough of the Two-Midnight Rule in traditional Medicare and Medicare AdvantageOperational guidance for the post-Inpatient-Only-list era, including the SNF three-day rule interactionPlain-language analysis of every major 2026 patient notice form and transition deadlineThree peer-to-peer conversation scripts, ready to adapt for traditional Medicare, MA, and commercial payer denialsThe five sentences every admission note should contain, and severity-of-illness markers for the eight most common medical admissionsA status decision tree, regulatory citations index, glossary, and sample UR plan language compliant with 42 CFR 482.30Whether you're new to physician advisory work, leading a case management team, or running an entire UM department, this casebook gives you the regulatory framework, the operational discipline, and the documentation language that protect your hospital and the patients it serves. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…