1. MCG
Industry-leading evidence-based care guidance
Effective care leads to the best patient outcomes, avoiding
underuse or overuse of medical resources. Evidence-based
care guidelines from MCG help providers and health plans
drive effective care in their own work and through the
conversations that connect them. We provide fast access
to globally sourced, clinically validated best practices that
support confident clinical decision-making. Our editors
develop the care guidelines in strict accordance with the
principles of evidence-based medicine. Annually, more than
143,000 references are reviewed and ranked, with over
29,000 unique citations.
Care guidelines from MCG provide fast access to evidence-based best practices and care-planning tools across the continuum
of care, supporting clinical decision-making and documentation and enabling efficient transitions between care settings. Eight
of the 10 largest U.S. health plans and more than 1,300 hospitals use our evidence-based guidelines and software. Together, our
Cite®
and Indicia®
products help drive effective care for 70% of commercially insured Americans, resulting in better outcomes
and contained costs.
www.mcg.comJULY 2015
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EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINES
“Each year, MCG editors identify the most important
clinical evidence and use it to refine and expand
care guidance,” says Jon Shreve, President of MCG.
“Evidence-based standards of medical necessity
and best practice care are constantly evolving.
Having the latest research and data at their
fingertips helps healthcare professionals improve
patient care while managing costs.”

2. www.mcg.comJULY 2015
HIGH-VALUE SOFTWARE DRIVING HIGH-VALUE CARE
Our easy-to-use interactive software makes the current best evidence readily available, enabling you to document care
management decisions; efficiently develop more comprehensive, consistent, and coordinated care plans; identify gaps in care;
improve quality; and enhance operational efficiency.
Whether you’re a community hospital or a health plan trying to get a handle on readmissions, the right combination of
guidelines and software is available to meet your needs.
ABOUT MCG
MCG, now part of the Hearst Health network, independently develops and produces evidence-based clinical guidelines and
software used by more than 2,200 clients, including 1,300 hospitals and eight of the ten largest U.S. health plans. Updated
annually by an experienced team of clinicians, the care guidelines support the care management of a majority of Americans.
For more information, visit www.mcg.com.
ABOUT HEARST HEALTH
MCG is part of the Hearst Health network, which also includes FDB (First Databank), Zynx Health, Homecare Homebase, and
Hearst Health International. The mission of the Hearst Health network is to help guide the most important care moments
by delivering vital information into the hands of everyone who touches a person’s health journey. Each year in the U.S.,
care guidance from the Hearst Health network reaches 84 percent of discharged patients, 174 million insured individuals,
35 million home health visits, and 4 billion prescriptions. Extensions of the Hearst Health network include Hearst Health
Ventures and the Hearst Health Innovation Lab. www.hearsthealth.com
ABOUT MCG INDUSTRY-LEADING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE GUIDANCE
MCG
Indicia
Cite
Cite helps payors partner with the provider community
to achieve the shared goal of effective care. Built on a
foundation of global, validated, and up-to-date best practices,
Cite products support the delivery of care that optimizes
patient outcomes while being cost-appropriate.
Indicia gives providers access to up-to-date clinical best
practices to support their reimbursement, case management,
and care management goals. From the company used by more
than 1,300 hospitals, Indicia products help you drive effective
care from the business office to the bedside.