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observation unit
Health care; Managed care
A hospital department that cares for inpatients for less than 23 hr and 59 minutes.
channeling
Health care; Managed care
A hospital insurance policy that provides malpractice liability insurance to nonemployed physicians of a hospital or health care facility.
designated transplant facility
Health care; Managed care
A hospital or alternative facility that has entered an agreement either with or on behalf of a health plan to provide health services for covered transplants.
general care floor
Health care; Managed care
A hospital or health care facility floor not designated as a critical, cardiac, or step-down care floor.
chain facility
Health care; Managed care
A hospital or long-term care facility owned by a parent organization that owns other such facilities.
proprietary hospital
Health care; Managed care
A hospital or other facility that provides medical services for a profit.
accredited hospital
Health care; Managed care
A hospital or similar entity whose medical quality standards are accepted by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
