MCG 18th Edition Guidelines and Solutions Accelerate Path to High-Value Care Delivery

SEATTLE, March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MCG, formerly Milliman Care Guidelines and now part of the Hearst Health network, has released the 18^th edition care guidelines and enhancements to its Cite^® and Indicia^® lines of software.

In the 18^th edition, MCG builds upon the most comprehensive and trusted set of evidence-based care guidelines in the industry to ensure that providers and payors have access to the most current source of information to support the delivery of effective care.

"The practice and documentation of evidence-based care delivery is more important than ever," said Jon Shreve, President of MCG. "Our new release, in terms of both content and enhanced functionality, further empowers providers and payors to deliver the right care, at the right time, and in the right setting."

New content in the 18^th edition includes expanded readmission risk assessment information, new patient-facing chronic care plans, national emergency room and observation care utilization statistics, and enhanced genetic medicine guidelines. MCG care guidelines include Inpatient & Surgical Care, General Recovery Care, Ambulatory Care, Recovery Facility Care, Home Care, Chronic Care, Behavioral Health Care, and Patient Information.

The prior version of Cite AutoAuth, MCG's automated authorization solution, covered the ambulatory and acute medical/surgical care settings. Responding to customer demand, MCG has enhanced Cite AutoAuth 6.0 to add behavioral health, recovery facility, and home care settings and the ability to address referral management. This new version enables providers to submit multiple approval requests thereby streamlining their workflow. MCG has also improved bulk data handling in CareWebQI^® 6.0 – the utilization management platform that supports Cite AutoAuth Module.

Enhancements in Indicia for Case Management 3.0, MCG's solution for hospital case managers, include new interactive readmission risk and extended stay assessment functionality, enhanced variance documentation capabilities, inclusion of the CMS Inpatient Only List in search, DSM-5 codes from the American Psychiatric Association, and more.

For more information about MCG care guideline content or software solutions, visit www.careguidelines.com.

About MCG

MCG, formerly Milliman Care Guidelines and now part of the Hearst Health network, independently develops and produces evidence-based clinical guidelines and software used by more than 2,200 clients, including 1,200 hospitals and 8 of the 10 largest U.S. health plans. Updated annually by an experienced team of clinicians, the care guidelines support the care management of a majority of Americans. For more information, visit www.careguidelines.com.

The Hearst Health network also includes FDB (First Databank), Zynx Health, and Homecare Homebase. The mission of the Hearst Health network is to help guide the most important care moments by delivering vital information into the hands of everyone who touches a person's health journey. To learn more about the Hearst Health network, please read the Hearst press release.

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