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    "description": "<h2>Overview</h2>\n<p><strong>Be inspired.  Be rewarded. Belong. At Emory Healthcare.</strong> </p>\n<p>At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be.  We provide: </p>\n<ul>\n <li>Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1 </li>\n <li>Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs </li>\n <li>Family-focused benefits  </li>\n <li>Wellness incentives </li>\n <li>Ongoing mentorship, <em>development, </em>and leadership programs  </li>\n <li>And more  </li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Work Location: </strong>Atlanta, GA </p>\n<h2>Description</h2>\n<p>The <strong>Director of Utilization Management</strong> plays a pivotal role in our healthcare system by overseeing and optimizing the utilization of resources and services across our organization.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Utilization management includes, but is not limited to, analyzing entrance into care environments from multiple perspectives including payors, healthcare system, patient/family, and providers; ensuring appropriate and high quality care in the most appropriate setting and most appropriate cost; analyzing the effectiveness of treatment before, during and after care delivery; 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