See: disease management.
Tag: MEDICAL
Population-based care management
See: disease management.
Portability
Insurance plan provision that allows access to health care so that an insured does not lose insurance coverage because of a change in health, employment, marriage, or divorce. Insurance benefits may be transferred from one employer to another or from an employer to a personal policy.
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UK: The ability of a pension scheme member to take his accrued pension entitlements with him from one job to another. This obviates the need to change policies and incurs only the minimum penalties.
Portable unit
See: mobile facility.
Portable x-ray
Radiological procedure performed outside of a permanent location (e.g., patient’s home). It is done using portable radiological equipment by a licensed technician and under the general supervision of a physician.
Portfolio method
See: portfolio rate of return.
Portfolio rate of return
System of accounting in insurance companies in which each policy owner receives a rate of interest equal to the average rate of interest earned on the entire insurance company’s investments in stocks, bonds, and real estate. Also called portfolio method.
Position-schedule bond
Insurance that provides coverage for a designated job title rather than a named individual.
Post
1. Record or transfer financial entries, debit or credit, to an account (e.g., day sheet, ledger, bank deposit slip, chest register, journal). 2. On the Internet, to send an e-mail message to a list server (distribution list), newsgroup, or blog site.
Post notice
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, document that an insurance company must send an applicant when an adverse decision has been made based on information in a report from a consumer reporting agency.