Category: E

The period of time a new employee has to sign up for life or health insurance without having to take a physical examination or otherwise show insurability. After the eligibility period has expired, the employee may be denied insurance because of a preexisting condition, or have to pay higher premiums.  

A term usually used in health care with reference to whether an individual may be enrolled in a given insurance plan, governmental program, or other health care plan. Also may refer to the qualification of a health care plan to contract with HCFA to provide services to Medicare beneficiaries.  

The exchange of routine business transactions via computer. EDI enforces a level of standardization in the way the electronically transmitted data is formatted, making it possible for a variety of different computer system to exchange data. The term is used in health care primarily in connection with claims and other financial transactions. Approximately 200 vendors…

Home care of the elderly by relatives. Tax relief for families who provide home health care for an elderly relative has been proposed. Relief has also been proposed for families who care for a dependent suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.  

The way in which goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed. In health care, the traditional provider-driven system is moving toward a market-driven system.  

An agent that induces a sense of buoyancy and joyfulness.  

Records that have been destroyed as if they had never existed. Documents of juvenile court proceedings are often restricted or even sealed; then, after a specified number of years, the juvenile, parent, or guardian may apply for the records to be expunged, generally on showing that the problem behavior has been improved. An unverified report…

The ability to express oneself in words, as opposed to receptive language, which is passively understood.  

A learning style in which a teacher presents a general rule or concept and the student learns to apply it to specific situations; also called deductive learning.  

A kind of strabismus in which the crossed eye is turned away from the nose. Outward turning of the eyeball. A type of crossed eyes (strabismus), in which one or both eyes may turn outward. Exotropia may produce double vision or other types of vision impairment. Divergent strabismus; abnormal turning out ward of one or…