Contract between physician and patient not manifested by direct words but implied or deduced from the circumstance, general language, or conduct of the patient. Insurance contracts are not implied contracts because every condition is included in the policy.

Proposal for measurable process or outcome improvement. The plan is usually developed cooperatively by a provider and the managed care network. The plan must address how and when its results will be measured.

Acronym for integrated medical system. See integrated delivery system (IDS) .

MEDICAL,USA: 1. Insurance policy that has not expired. 2. Original premium paid on an insurance policy that has not expired. 3. Total quantity of insurance at any specific time as far as cases, lives, amount (volume) of insurance, or premiums.
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A contract is said to be in force long as it remains operative until it expires or is cancelled.
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UK: A policy is in force from the time of inception until the time of expiry unless previously cancelled.

Group of physicians and hospitals who contract with a managed care plan to give care to members of the plan at certain rates and to do the administrative plan paperwork.

Health care services obtained or chosen by a managed care plan member from a network or participating provider of the health plan.

Description applied to a malignant growth confined to the site of origin without invasion of neighboring tissues.

Within the geographical boundaries defined by a health maintenance organization as the area in which it will provide medical services to its members.

Insurance phrase that means a patient is given medical services earlier than the effective date of membership in an insurance plan.

Division in an exclusive-agency insurance company and staffed by company-employed brokerage sales agents. They solicit distribution agreements with other companies offering products that the exclusive-agent company does not have. The company’s agents can then broker business with those companies through the in-house brokerage agency.