| community-institutional relations | The interactions between members of a community and representatives of the institutions within that community. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| multi-institutional systems | Institutional systems consisting of more than one health facility which have cooperative administrative arrangements through merger, affiliation, shared services, or other collective ventures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| institutional management teams | Administrator-selected management groups who are responsible for making decisions pertaining to the provision of integrated direction for various institutional functions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| institutional practice | Professional practice as an employee or contractee of a health care institution. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics, institutional | The moral and ethical obligations or responsibilities of institutions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| renewable energy resource | <ecology> An energy resource replenished continuously or that is replaced after use through natural means. Sustainable energy. Renewable energy resources include bioenergy, solar energy, wind energy, geothermal power, and hydropower. (25 Jun 1999) |
| resource | <chemistry> Total amount of a substance which exists in the earth and could conceivably be extracted someday at some price with some technology. Typically much larger than reserves. (10 Mar 1998) |
| resource conservation and recovery act | (RCRA) A federal law regulating solid and hazardous waste. RCRA governs the generation, storage, treatment, transport, and disposal of hazardous waste. (05 Dec 1998) |
| resource values | A resource, natural or social, that is found in an area. Resource values may have varying levels of significance. (05 Dec 1998) |
| integrated resource planning | See Least cost planning. (05 Dec 1998) |
| thermal resource | A facility that produces electricity by using a heat engine to power an electric generator. The heat may be supplied by the combustion of coal, oil, natural gas, biomass, or other fuels, including nuclear fission, solar, or geothermal resources. (05 Dec 1998) |