Onsite concurrent review: impacts on utilization, medical complications and expense

An evaluation of onsite concurrent review over and above the effects of Aetna's precertification program demonstrated reduced utilization and expenses, especially for ancillary services, and no adverse effects on rates of medical complications.     

1991 Silver Plate winners. This year's nine IFMA award winners talk pride, politics and the future of the foodservice profession

What challenges lie ahead for the food-service industry? All nine candidates for the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association's 1991 Gold Plate share their views on building staff unity, improving government relations and other critical issues.     

Walk-in refrigerators are key to proper cold storage

Often overlooked as an important kitchen design element, properly sized refrigeration and freezing equipment is an important contributor to a kitchen's functionality. In many operations, particularly large-volume units, walk-in refrigerators are the anchors of a good cold-storage system. A walk through three different foodservice operations--a college, a hotel and a hospital--finds walk-ins at work.     

Yes, companies can cut health costs

Most corporate medical bills are still rising at a feverish pace. But a growing number of employers are fighting back with a potent remedy: managed-care networks.