
Utilization review · September 22, 2026 · 9 min read
The clock is part of the decision: timeliness in California utilization review
California IMR data shows most utilization review denials survive on the merits, yet an untimely decision is invalid no matter how sound it is. Here is how the UR clock works, what the clinical literature says about delay, and five operating practices that protect it.
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