General

General

General nature or nature terms.

Contributors in General

General

This is a product where the benefit design looks much like that of an HMOwith coverage for preventative care services and dollar co-payments rather than percentage co-insurance. However, services are ...

Health Manpower Shortage Area (HMSA)

Health care; General

An area or group which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services designates as having an inadequate supply of health care providers. HMSAs can include: (1) an urban or rural geographic area, ...

Health Services Corporation (HSC)

Health care; General

General term to refer to a provider of an array of health services. Sometimes used in the insurance field to designate organizations that are required to meet special licensure requirements.

Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)

Health care; General

The HFMA is the nation's leading personal membership organization for more than 35,000 financial management professionals employed by hospitals, integrated delivery systems, long-term and ambulatory ...

Hill Burton act

Health care; General

Federal legislation enacted in 1947 to support the construction and modernization of health care institutions.

Hill-Burton program

Health care; General

Federal program created in 1946 to provide funding for the construction and modernization of health care facilities. Hospitals which receive Hill-Burton funds must provide specific levels of charity ...

American Accreditation Healthcare Commission (AAHC/URAC)

Health care; General

Formerly known as the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission, AAHC/URAC is an independent not-for-profit corporation which develops national standards for utilization review and managed care ...