| Health Maintenance Organization |
A type of managed care plan in which the patient must receive all medical services from within the plan's staff of employed providers or network of participating providers.
Ãâó: www.radgrp.org/info/glossary.html
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| health care |
Services provided to individuals or communities by agents of the health services or professions to promote, maintain, monitor, or restore health. Health care is not limited to medical care, which implies therapeutic action by or under the supervision of a physician. The term is sometimes extended to include self-care.
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| health education |
A continuing process of informing people how to achieve and maintain good health; of motivating them to do so; and of promoting environmental and lifestyle changes to facilitate their objective.
Ãâó: www.dph.state.ct.us/OPPE/sha99/glossary.htm
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| Health Maintenance Organization |
An entity that provides, offers, or arranges for coverage of designated health services needed by plan members for a fixed, prepaid premium. There are four basic models of HMOs: group models, individual practice association, network model, and staff model. ...
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| Health Maintenance Organization |
A type of medical insurance coverage which specifically states which doctors and medical institutions patients may use and which medical tests and procedures will be paid for by the HMO.
Ãâó: www.cheshire-med.com/programs/kingsbur/terms.html
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