| D008484 |
Medicaid |
Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XIX, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, administered by the states, that provides health care benefits to indigent and medically indigent persons. |
Dental Medicaid Program,Medical Assistance, Title 19,Dental Medicaid Programs,Medicaid Program, Dental,Medicaid Programs, Dental,Program, Dental Medicaid,Programs, Dental Medicaid |
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| D008505 |
Medical Staff, Hospital |
Professional medical personnel approved to provide care to patients in a hospital. |
Attending Physicians, Hospital,Hospital Medical Staff,Physicians, Junior,Registrars, Hospital,Attending Physician, Hospital,Hospital Attending Physician,Hospital Attending Physicians,Hospital Medical Staffs,Medical Staffs, Hospital,Hospital Registrar,Hospital Registrars,Junior Physician,Junior Physicians,Physician, Junior,Registrar, Hospital,Staff, Hospital Medical,Staffs, Hospital Medical |
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| D010380 |
Peer Review |
An organized procedure carried out by a select committee of professionals in evaluating the performance of other professionals in meeting the standards of their specialty. Review by peers is used by editors in the evaluation of articles and other papers submitted for publication. Peer review is used also in the evaluation of grant applications. It is applied also in evaluating the quality of health care provided to patients. |
Review, Peer,Peer Reviews,Reviews, Peer |
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| D011366 |
Professional Review Organizations |
Organizations representing designated geographic areas which have contracts under the PRO program to review the medical necessity, appropriateness, quality, and cost-effectiveness of care received by Medicare beneficiaries. Peer Review Improvement Act, PL 97-248, 1982. |
PRO Professional Review Organizations,PSRO,Peer Review Organizations,Professional Standards Review Organizations,Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organizations,Organizations, Peer Review,Organizations, Professional Review,Review Organizations, Professional,Organization, Peer Review,Organization, Professional Review,Peer Review Organization,Professional Review Organization |
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| D011786 |
Quality Control |
A system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) |
Control, Quality,Controls, Quality,Quality Controls |
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| D011787 |
Quality of Health Care |
The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality. |
Pharmacy Audit,Quality of Care,Quality of Healthcare,Audit, Pharmacy,Care Quality,Health Care Quality,Healthcare Quality,Pharmacy Audits |
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| D006278 |
Medicare |
Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976) |
Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled, Title 18,Insurance, Health, for Aged and Disabled,Health Insurance for Aged, Disabled, Title 18,Health Insurance for Aged, Title 18 |
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| D006739 |
Hospital Administration |
Management of the internal organization of the hospital. |
Hospital Organization and Administration,Organization and Administration, Hospital,Administration, Hospital |
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| D006761 |
Hospitals |
Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients. |
Hospital |
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| D012952 |
Societies |
Organizations composed of members with common interests and whose professions may be similar. |
Organizations, Professional,Professional Organizations,Organization, Professional,Professional Organization |
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