health care benefit
61Benefit Period — The benefit period is the length of time during which a benefit is paid. This can involve a government benefit program such as Medicare, or payment from an insurance policy, such as health or disability insurance. The benefit period is defined in …
62Electronic health record — This article is about shared or comprehensive computerized health care records in enterprise wide systems. For local computerized records in a specific health care organization, see Electronic medical record. Sample view of an electronic health… …
63Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila — Supreme Court of the United States Argued March 23, 2004 Decided June 21, 2004 Full case name Aetna Health Inc., fka Aetna U. S. Healthcare Inc. and Aetna U. S. Healthcare of North Texa …
64Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — Full title The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Acronym PPACA Colloquial name(s) Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Insurance Reform, Obamacare, Healthcare Reform Enacted by the …
65Managed care — intended to reduce unnecessary health care costs through a variety of mechanisms, including: economic incentives for physicians and patients to select less costly forms of care; programs for reviewing the medical necessity of specific services;… …
66National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence — NICE redirects here. For other uses, see NICE (disambiguation). The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is a special health authority of the English National Health Service (NHS), serving both English N …
67Palliative care — (from Latin palliare, to cloak) is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients. Unlike hospice care, palliative medicine is appropriate for patients in all disease stages, including those… …
68National Health Service (England) — The NHS Logo for England …
69New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation — Agency overview Jurisdiction New York City Headquarters 125 Worth Street New York, New York Agency executives …
70Cost–benefit analysis — (CBA), sometimes called benefit–cost analysis (BCA), is a systematic process for calculating and comparing benefits and costs of a project for two purposes: (1) to determine if it is a sound investment (justification/feasibility), (2) to see how… …
