Managed care

Managed care

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

Industry: Health care

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Hill-Burton

Health care; Managed care

Coined from the names of the principal sponsors of the Public Law 79-725 (the Hospital Survey and Construction Act of 1946). This program provided Federal support for the construction and ...

cash

Health care; Managed care

Coins, currency, or other liquid marketable securities used to finance a health insurance, managed care, or other organization’s daily operations.

CME units

Health care; Managed care

Coinsurance and deductibles are most commonly found in indemnity, feefor- service insurance, and the PPO market. Their absence in the HMO arena is one of the strong marketing appeals of HMOs.

Combines the fees for the professional and institutional services associated with a procedure into a single payment. Package pricing, also known as service bundling or global pricing, sets the price ...

overriding commission

Health care; Managed care

Commission paid to a general agent, special agent, agent, or manager in addition to the commission paid the agent or broker who secures the application or renewal of the insurance contract.

finance committee

Health care; Managed care

Committee of the board of directors for managed care whose duty it is to review financial results, approve budgets, set and approve spending authorities, review the annual audit, and review and ...