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The dental equivalent of bedside.  

A certificate issued by a governmental body to an individual or organization proposing to construct or modify a health facility, or offer a new or different health service, which recognizes that such facility or service when available will be needed by those for whom it is intended, Where a certificate is required (for instance for…

In group insurance, a statement issued to a member of a group certifying that an insurance contract covering the member has been written and containing a summary of the terms applicable to that member. A document issued by an insurance company to verify that a particular person or institution is in fact insured for a…

Something that, if prevented, removed or eliminated, will prevent the occurrence of the event in question, and or, if permitted, introduced or maintained, will be followed by the event in question. A necessary cause is a a cause that must exist if a given event is to occur, but may not itself result in the…

In the Medicaid program the requirements (other than income and resources) which an individual must meet in order to be eligible for Medicaid benefits; also individuals who meet these requirements. Specifically, any individual eligible for Medicaid must fall into one of the four main categories of people who are eligible for welfare cash payments. He…

Persons who are both members of certain categories of groups eligible to receive public assistance, and economically needy. As used in Medicaid, this means a person who is aged blind disable, or member of a family with children under 18 (or 21, if in school) where one parent is absent, incapacitated or unemployed and, in…

Health insurance which provides protection against the high cost of treating severe or lengthy illnesses or disabilities. Generally such policies cover all or a specified percentage of medical expenses above an amount that is the responsibility of the insured himself (or the responsibility of another insurance policy up to a maximum limit of liability). Under…

The number of patients cared for by a health program during a year. Inpatient discharges and outpatient visits can be combined into an aggregate weighted index of hospital output.  

The diagnosis-specific makeup of a health program’s workload. Case-mix directly influences the length of stays in, and intensity, cost and scope of the services provided by a hospital or other health program. The mix of cases, defined by age, sex, diagnoses, treatments, severity of illness, and so on, handled by a practitioner or hospital. Case…

Review of proposed capital expenditures of hospitals and or other health facilities to determine the need for, and appropriateness of, the proposed expenditures. The review is done by a designated regulatory agency such as a State health planning and development agency and has a sanction attached which prevents or discourages unneeded expenditures.