Citi Benefits Handbook
Concurrent Review and Discharge Planning
The following items apply if the Choice Plan requires certification of any confinement, services, supplies, procedures or treatments:
- Concurrent review: The concurrent review process assesses the necessity for continued stay, level of care, and quality of care for members receiving inpatient services. All inpatient services extending beyond the initial certification period will require concurrent review.
- Discharge planning: Discharge planning may be initiated at any stage of the patient management process and begins immediately upon identification of post-discharge needs during precertification or concurrent review. The discharge plan may include initiation of a variety of services/benefits to be used by the member upon discharge from an inpatient stay.
Anthem BlueCross BlueShield uses medical management guidelines developed by an internal team of physician medical directors, registered nurses and other clinical professionals, using data from a third-party organization, when determining these medical management services.