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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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other teaching hospitals
Health care; Managed care
Hospitals with an approved graduate medical education program and a ratio of interns and residents to beds of less than 0.25.
continuing care retirement community (CCRC)
Health care; Managed care
Housing community for mental and physical care needs over time.
joint venture
Health care; Managed care
Hybrid business structure where two entities unite for a common purpose, but remain as independent entities.
pharmaceutical cards
Health care; Managed care
Identification cards issued by a pharmacy benefit management plan to plan members that assist pharmacy benefits managers in processing and tracking pharmaceutical claims. Also known as drug cards or ...
acute disease
Health care; Managed care
Illness characterized by a single episode of disease and constrained to a fairly brief period of time.
physical therapy
Health care; Managed care
Illness, injury, or disease treatment by mechanical means, such as exercise, light, heat, or paraffin baths.
impact evaluation
Health care; Managed care
Impact evaluation focuses on the long-range results of an insurance or managed care program and changes or improvements in health status as a result. Impact evaluations are rarely possible because ...
