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Managed care
A health care practice intended to streamline services and provide high quality, cost-effective care.
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reconstructive surgery
Health care; Managed care
Any surgery used in the restoration of any part of the body to obtain its original function.
cosmetic surgery
Health care; Managed care
Any surgical intervention aimed at improving appearance and form over function.
prudent man rule
Health care; Managed care
Anyone acting for another—in a fiduciary or trust capacity—to make judgments and act as would a prudent person. Most states have adopted this rule, named aft er a court case decided in 1830, which ...
affiliated person
Health care; Managed care
Anyone in a position to influence decisions made in a healthcare corporation, including officers, directors, principal stockholders, and members of their immediate families. Their shares are oft en ...
definition of partial or residual disability
Health care; Managed care
Applies when an insured is able to return to work part-time or even full time (with a loss of earnings). If the employee is working in this limited capacity and is earning less than a certain level ...
orthomolecular medicine
Health care; Managed care
Approach to therapy whose centerpiece is megavitamin therapy. Orthomolecular medicine encompasses hair analysis, orthomolecular nutrition (a variation of megavitamin therapy), and orthomolecular ...
orthomolecular nutritional medicine
Health care; Managed care
Approach to therapy whose centerpiece is megavitamin therapy. Orthomolecular medicine encompasses hair analysis, orthomolecular nutrition (a variation of megavitamin therapy), and orthomolecular ...
