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Trespasser

A trespasser is one who unauthorized goes upon the private premises of another without invitation or inducement, express or implied, but purely for his own purposes or convenience and where no mutuality of interest exists between him and the owner or occupant.

Triage

1. Process of sorting a group of sick or injured patients according to their need for medical care. 2. Fee charged by health care facilities for emergency and other patients.
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A method of ranking sick or injured people according to the severity of their sickness or injury in order to ensure that medical and nursing staff facilities are used most efficiently.

TRICARE

Three-option managed health care program offered to spouses and dependents of service personnel with uniform benefits and fees implemented nationwide by the federal government. It also covers retirees, reservists on active duty after 30 days, widows, and widowers. Formerly known as Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) . 2. In the Medicare Secondary Payer guidelines, TRICARE is considered a group health plan.

TRICARE contractor

Civilian health care organization selected by the U.S. federal government to serve as Managed Care Support Contractor (MCSC) for TRICARE in a specific region. This contractor supplements all military direct care for TRICARE beneficiaries in the region. The contractor also provides health services and support to TRICARE Prime members and organizes the preferred provider network (PPN).