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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broker-agent

Health care; Managed care

An individual who represents one or more health insurers but may also serve as a broker by searching the market to place an applicant’s policy to maximize protection and minimize cost.

unearned income

Health care; Managed care

An individual’s income derived from investments, as opposed to salary or wages.

American Association for Homecare

An industry association for the home care industry, including home intravenous therapy, home medical services and manufacturers, and home health providers. AAH was created through the merger of the ...

medical report

Health care; Managed care

An information document completed by a physician or other approved examiner and submitted to an insurance company to supply medical evidence of insurability, or lack of insurability. It also includes ...

intrahospital transfer

Health care; Managed care

An in-house discharge from one level of care to another level of care, usually from intensive care to medical or surgical acute care. The patient is moved to another care unit, but not discharged ...

Quality Assurance Reform Initiative (QARI)

Health care; Managed care

An initiative unveiled in 1993 to assist states in the development of continuous quality improvement systems, external quality assurance programs, internal quality assurance programs, and focused ...