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2. Managed services - Wikipedia

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   Managed services is the practice of outsourcing the responsibility for maintaining, and anticipating need for, a range of processes and functions, ostensibly for the purpose of improved operations and reduced budgetary expenditures through the reduction of directly-employed staff. [1][2][3] It is an alternative to the break/fix or on-demand ...

3. Making Provider Choices in Managed Care - WebMD

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   Under managed care, a primary care provider (PCP) wields considerable power. He or she is the gatekeeper who holds the keys to the specialized medical care you may need. Above this doctor, though ...

4. Case management (US healthcare system) - Wikipedia

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   Case management is a managed care technique within the health care coverage system of the United States. It involves an integrated system that manages the delivery of comprehensive healthcare services for enrolled patients. [1] Case managers are employed in almost every aspect of health care and these employ different approaches in the control ...

5. What Is a Nurse Practitioner? - WebMD

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   The services a nurse practitioner can provide depend on the state in which they practice. In many states, NPs are licensed to be fully independent practitioners who can prescribe medications and ...

6. Service provider - Wikipedia

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   Service provider. A service provider (SP) is an organization that provides services, such as consulting, legal, real estate, communications, storage, and processing services, to other organizations. Although a service provider can be a sub-unit of the organization that it serves, it is usually a third-party or outsourced supplier.

7. What Is an HMO? - WebMD

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   A health maintenance organization, or an HMO, is a common type of health insurance plan. If you’re a member of an HMO, your insurance company agrees to pay for your health care when you use a ...