medical care utilization

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• utilization review — uti·li·za·tion re·view .yüt əl ə zā shən ri vyü n the critical examination (as by a physician or nurse) of health care services provided to patients esp. for the purpose of controlling costs (as by identifying unnecessary medical procedures) and… …   Medical dictionary

• utilization review — noun : a critical evaluation (as by a physician or nurse) of health care services provided to patients that is made especially for the purpose of controlling costs (as by identifying unnecessary medical procedures) and monitoring quality of care …   Useful english dictionary