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MCG Health, part of the Hearst Health network, announces it has successfully piloted its new machine learning solution, Indicia for Effective Focus, and it is now available for licensing. MCG is partnering with five major hospital systems for continued development and enhancement of this solution: Avera McKennan Hospital, Baptist Health System, Erlanger Health System, Franciscan Alliance, and IU Health. Indicia for Effective Focus prioritizes utilization management worklists based on the probability of appropriate patient placement, as well as the potential negative financial impact due to untimely decision making. The platform leverages MCG's extensive clinical evidence base, real-time data from the EHR (electronic health record), and machine learning technology to guide the case prioritization. Crissa Mulkey, Director of Utilization Management at IU Health said, "Indicia for Effective Focus shows an intuitive understanding of UM users, as well as how UM, or utilization review, is performed. It is a refreshing change."