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A primary care physician responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of a patient's medical care in managed care plans to reduce health care utilization and costs. Managed care patients cannot receive referrals to specialty care or hospital admission (except for emergency room service when the patient believes an emergency exists) without pre-authorization from a gatekeeper.
Ãâó: www.insurance.wa.gov/consumers/glossary.asp
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The input or control terminal of an SCR, TRIAC, or FET
Ãâó: www.nuhorizons.com/Glossary/DiscreteSemi.html
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An opening or system of openings through which molten metal enters a mold.
Ãâó: faculty.uwstout.edu/hunts/art415002/glossary.shtml
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[managed care] A physician who manages a patient's various healthcare services, coordinates referrals and helps control healthcare costs by screening out unnecessary services. Many health plans insist on the gatekeeper's prior approval for special services or the claim will not be covered.
Ãâó: www.theebusinesssite.com/IT%20Terms/Health%20Terms...
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The check-in place at an event. If there is an event fee, this is where you pay or pick up your proof of pre-registration. This is also a useful place to get directions to different activities or to ask when specific things are happening.
Ãâó: www.wellesley.edu/Activities/homepage/felding/glos...
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