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How many times people use particular healthcare services during particular periods of time.
Industry:Health care
A program designed to help reduce unnecessary medical expenses by studying the appropriateness of when certain services are used and by how many patients they are used.
Industry:Health care
A healthcare system that includes the entire range of healthcare services from out-patient to hospital and long-term care.
Industry:Health care
The amount of time a person must wait from the date he or she is accepted into a health plan (or from when he or she applies) until the insurance becomes effective and he or she can receive benefits.
Industry:Health care
A percentage of providers' fees that managed care companies hold back from providers which is only given to them if the amount of care they provide (or that the entire plan provides) is under a budgeted amount for each quarter or the whole year.
Industry:Health care
States require employers to provide coverage to compensate employees for work-related injuries or disabilities.
Industry:Health care
Medical treatment rendered to people whose illnesses or medical problems are short-term or don't require long-term continuing care. Acute care facilities are hospitals that mainly treat people with short-term health problems.
Industry:Health care
The maximum amount of payment provided by an insurer for each covered service for a group of insured people.
Industry:Health care
All health services that are provided on an out-patient basis, that don't require overnight care. Also called out-patient care.
Industry:Health care
