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Update regarding InterQual® guidelines for 2017

November 20, 2017


Attention! An update has been made to this article.


In June we advised that the Clinical Services – Utilization Management department at Independence would begin using the 2017 McKesson InterQual Level of Care Criteria on August 28, 2017. However, there was a delay in the implementation, and Independence did not begin using the guidelines at that time.

In the coming weeks Independence will begin using the updated guidelines for review of acute inpatient, acute rehabilitation, skilled nursing facility, and long-term acute care admissions. In addition, we will transition to the 2017 home care guidelines. Until then, Independence will continue to use corporate medical policies for guidelines for elective services requiring precertification.

If you have not previously done so, you can view a summary of the changes online.

For detailed information on the 2017 InterQual guidelines, please visit the McKesson Health Solutions website and search InterQual.


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