| medicare assignment | Concept referring to the standardised fees for services rendered by health care providers, e.g., laboratories and physicians, and reimbursement for those services under medicare part b. It includes acceptance by the physician. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| nursing assignment | The method(s) by which the patient care load is distributed among the nursing personnel available to provide care. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| medicare | The United States government's health insurance program for the aged and some disabled persons. Medicare is currently available to people 65 and older and people with certain disabilities. See: medicare a and medicare b. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medicare part a | The Medicare program that covers inpatient hospital stays. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medicare part b | The Medicare program that covers physician and outpatient services. (12 Dec 1998) |