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Managed care

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

Contributors in Managed care

Managed care

contract hospital

Health care; Managed care

A covered hospital contracted by a health insurance company to admit members of the plan.

active

Health care; Managed care

A currently in-effect insurance status.

survival curve

Health care; Managed care

A curve that starts at 100% of the study population and shows the percentage of the population still surviving at successive times for as long as information is available. May be applied not only to ...

HIPAA data dictionary

Health care; Managed care

A data dictionary that defines and cross-references the contents of all X12 transactions included in the HIPAA mandate. It is maintained by X12N/TG3.

HIPAA DD

Health care; Managed care

A data dictionary that defines and cross-references the contents of all X12 transactions included in the HIPAA mandate. It is maintained by X12N/TG3.

decedent

Health care; Managed care

A dead insured.

advance coverage decision

Health care; Managed care

A decision that private fee-for-service plans make on whether or not it will pay for a certain service.

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