Managed care

Managed care

A health care practice intended to streamline services and provide high quality, cost-effective care.

Contributors in Managed care

Managed care

Almost every state provides that all statements made by a health and life insurance policy applicant, whether in the application or to the medical examiner, are considered, in the absence of fraud, ...

preinduction training

Health care; Managed care

Also called precontract training or precontract orientation. Training given to a prospective life or health insurance agent prior to becoming a full-time agency associate. Included is the study of ...

age/sex rates (ASR)

Health care; Managed care

Also called table rates, they are given group products’ set of rates in which each grouping, by age and sex, has its own rates. Rates are used to calculate premiums for group billing and demographic ...

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) oF 1974

Health care; Managed care

Also called the Pension Reform Act. The act regulates the majority of private pension and welfare group benefit plans in the United States. It sets forth requirements governing, among many areas, ...

practical nurse

Health care; Managed care

Also known as a vocational nurse, provides nursing care and treatment of patients under the supervision of a licensed physician or registered nurse. Licensure as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) or ...

medical/surgical

Health care; Managed care

Also known as unspecified general acute care (GAC; i.e., beds not designated as perinatal, pediatric, ICU, CCU, acute respiratory, burn center, ICNN, or acute rehabilitation).