Load carrying platform to which loose cargo is secured before placing aboard the aircraft.
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Pallet Extender
Fashionable metal or cardboard device to increase pallet capacity.
Pandemic –
An outbreak of disease that occurs over a broad area of the world it is not limited to one city, town, or even country. It is widespread and affects affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.
Panel size
Number of patients served by a physician or physician group. If the panel size is greater than 25,000 patients, then the physician group is not considered to be at substantial financial risk because the risk is spread over the large number of patients. Stop loss and beneficiary surveys would not be required.
Papanicolaou (Pap) smear test
See: Papanicolaou (Pap) test and screening Pap (Papanicolaou) smear.
Papanicolaou (Pap) test
Simple smear method for precancerous cellular changes and early detection of cancer of the cervix, the opening to a woman’s womb. It is done by removing cells from the cervix. The cells are then prepared so that they can be seen with the use of a microscope. Also called Papanicolaou (Pap) smear, Pap test, or screening Pap (Papanicolaou) smear.
Paper claim
An insurance claim submitted on paper including those optically scanned and converted to an electronic form by the insurance carrier.
Paper property
When property exists only on paper, either due to the property being returned to the store or the documentation being faked from the beginning.
Paperless patient chart
See: electronic medical record (EMR).
Paperless Release
Under ABI, certain commodities from low-risk countries not designated for examination may be released through an ABI-certified broker without the actual submission of documentation.