A plan for retirement wherein no specific benefit amount has to be paid and no source of funding is specified. Legally, under this plan, the employer has no compulsory duties and the employee has no rights.
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Informal review
In the Medicare program, this was formerly referred to as the first level of appeal process . See redetermination process .
Information
Data about the managed care plan or government program of which the patient is a member or beneficiary such as the program or plan’s name and address, insured’s name, insured’s identification number, and group number and name.
Information model
Conceptual example of the information needed to support a business function or process.
Informed consent
The patient must acknowledge that he or she understands what choices are available, what the risks associated with each option are, and the information relayed. Informed consent is required before performing most invasive procedures and before admitting a patient to a research study. A signed permission document is obtained from a patient to perform a specific test or procedure.
Informed consent form
Signed permission obtained from a patient to perform a specific test or procedure. See informed consent .
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Infringement of Industrial Property Rights Insurance
Insurance against the financial consequences of inadvertently infringing rights such as patents, trademarks or copyright.
Infringement of rights insurance
Insurance against legal liability for inadvertently infringing a copyright, patent or trademark.
Infusion pump
Device used for giving fluid or medication into a patient’s vein at a specific rate or over a set amount of time.