Efficiency gains in utilization review.

A study was conducted to determine which Major Diagnostic Categories (MDCs) accounted for most of the nonessential hospital admissions in 73 Michigan hospitals in 1986. The Intensity, Severity, Discharge-Appropriateness (ISD-A) criteria set was used to identify nonessential admissions. Large concentrations of nonessential admissions were found in medical, psychiatric, and substance abuse cases; surgical admissions had low rates of nonessential hospitalization.

Report of the topic study group on graduate education in medical technology.

The reported study indicates that individuals are motivated for personal reasons to obtain advanced education. Tangible benefits of more challenging employment opportunities and greater financial rewards were achieved by some of the respondents. There is apparently a deficiency in financial support of graduate education for this group of health professionals because many of the individuals reported attending graduate school on a part-time basis.