New Website Gives Clients Access to Latest Benchmarks and Data
June 21, 2010
We receive many inquires from clients regarding the data that our products include: the diagnosis and procedure codes assigned to our guidelines, lists of the guidelines themselves, the statistical data we use to validate parts of our guidelines, and our benchmarks for system-wide health care utilization. For our 14th Edition, we've made this data more accessible and convenient to use through our new Benchmarks and Data website.
The Benchmarks and Data website includes links to all of our existing data and benchmarking information, such as the utilization models and Statistical Companion analyses. These are now provided in Microsoft® Excel® (.xls) format for downloading and easier viewing, and also are available via the Table of Contents pages of our individual products. In addition, we've provided comprehensive list of guidelines, and full, downloadable tables of the ICD-9 and CPT-4 codes linked to each of our guidelines.
This information is now totally web-based, so that you can access updates and new features as soon as they are available. The initial release of the 14th Edition already contains several new data features, including the Potentially Ambulatory Procedures analysis, which provides information on the use of ambulatory vs. inpatient alternatives for our Inpatient and Surgical Care product; and our Behavioral Health Guidelines product's utilization models, providing utilization rates by guideline and level of care under well-managed and loosely-managed scenarios.
The Benchmarks and Data website may be accessed via our Web or CareWebQI® software options. In Web software, select the "My Products" link from the gray navigation bar at the top of the screen, and select the "Benchmarks and Data" link at the bottom of the page. Clients using CareWebQI have access to this website as well - see your CareWebQI administrator for logon information, or call Milliman Care Guidelines technical support, toll free, 888 464.4746, Option 1.