Health / Health Insurance / Managed Care: A medical delivery system that attempts to manage the quality and cost of medical services that individuals receive. Most managed care systems offer HMOs and PPOs that individuals are encouraged to use for their health care services. Some managed care plans attempt to improve health quality, by emphasizing prevention of disease.
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Care Noun Synonyms: anxiety, worry, trouble, anguish, disquiet, distress, grief, sorrow, dolour, sadness, suffering, misery, woe, tribulation
Care Verb Synonyms: be concerned, trouble oneself, feel interest, worry, fret, trouble, mind
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Health / Health Insurance / Managed Care Organization (MCO): Any entity that utilizes certain concepts or techniques to manage the accessibility, cost, and quality of healthcare. Also known as a managed care plan. MORE
Health / Health Insurance / Managed Indemnity Plans: Health insurance plans that are administered like traditional indemnity plans but which include managed care 'overlays' such as precertification and other utilization review techniques. MORE
Health / Dentistry / Joint Commission On Accreditation Of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO): The JCAHO is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services MORE