Medicare Advantage plans are bundled plans that combine Medicare parts A, B, and often D. As private insurers administer the plans, they can also include additional benefits benefits, too. However, ...

Prior authorization is a common utilization-management tool among Medicare Advantage plans. However, service-, area-, and carrier-level patterns suggest variation in how plans use prior authorization.

Given the broad use and relative importance of service-level agreements (SLAs) in a variety of contexts, in this blog post, we provide an overview of the basics of SLAs and what they should address.

When it comes to cost savings, discounts and credits for poor service most people operate on a “more is better” principle. Is this really the best approach for service-level agreement credits? Most ...

Service-level agreements (SLAs): The key components project managers should know Your email has been sent Almost every project requires vendor services; after the project is complete, those services ...

Boris Kontsevoi is a technology executive, President and CEO of Intetics Inc., a global software engineering and data processing company. Measuring the productivity of software engineers is a ...

This is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Medicare and Medicaid Integration. The featured topic includes analysis, proposals, and commentary that will inform policies on the ...