| Health Maintenance Organization |
A health insurer or provider that offers comprehensive services on a prepaid basis. The HMO contracts or directly employs physicians to serve as its network. Physicians are paid a salary, reduced fees, or capitated rate for services. Patient choice is limited to contracted physicians to a varying degree depending on the type of organization. Types of HMO models:
출처: www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/cnetwork/resources/gloss...
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| Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
A set of standardized measures of health plan performance. HEDIS allows comparisons between plans on quality, access and patient satisfaction; membership and utilization; financial information; and health plan management. HEDIS was developed by employers, HMOs, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
출처: www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/cnetwork/resources/gloss...
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| Health Maintenance Organization |
An HMO is a prepaid health plan delivering comprehensive care to members through designated providers, having a fixed monthly payment for health care services, and requiring members to be in a plan for a specified period of time (usually 1 year).
출처: www.agingstats.gov/chartbook2000/glossary.html
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| health care |
Health Care is a broad term that directly refers to different activities and means used to prevent or cure different processes of morbidity. In this vocabulary the term is used to group information about health care procedures and evaluation.
출처: www.centc251.org/Ginfo/Glossary/tcglosh.htm
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| health insurance |
Insurance to cover cost of health care. Health Insurance can be privately managed or can be part of a government run scheme.
출처: www.centc251.org/Ginfo/Glossary/tcglosh.htm
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