Managed care

Managed care

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

Contributors in Managed care

Managed care

A range of medical, nursing treatments, and social services in a variety of settings that provides services most appropriate to the level of care required. For example, a hospital may offer services ...

rated

Health care; Managed care

A rated health insurance policy is one issued on a substandard risk with higher than standard premiums.

retrospective rate derivation (RETRO)

Health care; Managed care

A rating system whereby the employer becomes responsible for a portion of the group’s health care costs. If health care costs are less than the portion the employer agrees to assume, the insurance ...

infant mortality rate

Health care; Managed care

A ratio expressing the number of deaths among children aged younger than 1 year reported during a given time period divided by the number of births reported during the same time period. The infant ...

postneonatal mortality rate

Health care; Managed care

A ratio expressing the number of deaths among children from 28 days up to but not including 1 year of age.

neonatal mortality rate

Health care; Managed care

A ratio expressing the number of deaths among children from birth up to but not including 28 days of age divided by the number of live births reported during the same time period. The neonatal ...

inspection receipt

Health care; Managed care

A receipt obtained from an insurance applicant when a policy (upon which the first premium has not been paid) is left with him or her for further inspection. It states that the insurance is not in ...