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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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Managed care

and interest

Health care; Managed care

A hospital bond transaction in which the buyer pays the seller a contract price plus interest accrued since the issuer’s last interest payment. Virtually all interest bearing bonds always trade “and ...

observation unit

Health care; Managed care

A hospital department that cares for inpatients for less than 23 hr and 59 minutes.

channeling

Health care; Managed care

A hospital insurance policy that provides malpractice liability insurance to nonemployed physicians of a hospital or health care facility.

designated transplant facility

Health care; Managed care

A hospital or alternative facility that has entered an agreement either with or on behalf of a health plan to provide health services for covered transplants.

general care floor

Health care; Managed care

A hospital or health care facility floor not designated as a critical, cardiac, or step-down care floor.

chain facility

Health care; Managed care

A hospital or long-term care facility owned by a parent organization that owns other such facilities.

proprietary hospital

Health care; Managed care

A hospital or other facility that provides medical services for a profit.

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