Continuous review and revision of a patient’s complex care and treatment by the primary care physician. Usually these involve cases of children and adults under either the home health agency (HHA) or hospice benefit that have special health care needs and chronic medical conditions (e.g., Down syndrome patient).

Department in a health care facility for treatment of a certain type of patient (e.g., obstetrical care unit).

Full-time insurance company representative licensed by the state who sells insurance policies and services to the policyholder for the insurer and sends all or almost all of his or her business to that company. He or she may also act as a broker with other companies.

Defined benefit formula in which the retirement benefit amount is based on the participant’s compensation during the entire period of participation in the plan. Also called career earnings benefit formula. See also defined benefit formula .

Individual who helps care for someone who is ill, disabled, or aged such as a relative or friend who volunteers to help. However, some people provide caregiving services for a cost.

MEDICAL,USA: 1. Insurer, underwriter of risk. See insurance carrier. 2. See fiscal agent (FA). 3. See fiscal intermediary (FI). Also referred to as contractor or insurer. 4. Individual who harbors specific organisms but does not have any symptoms and who can infect and cause disease in other people. 5. Person who has a recessive gene and can transmit this to offspring.
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UK: 1. The railway, shipowner, haulier, airline or other transporter of goods. See COMMON CARRIER. 2. The insurer or reinsurer carrying the risk.
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A person who carries passengers or goods by land, sea or air.
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US: An insurance or reinsurance company that insures or “carries” the insurance or reinsurance.
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An insurance or reinsurance company that insures or &#8220carries&#8221 the insurance or reinsurance.
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Another term for insurer. Insurer is used more often because carrier can also mean a transportation carrier.
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MEDICAL,USA: Insurance company that underwrites, administers, and sells health insurance benefit plans. Sometimes called contractor, insurer , or administrative agent . See also fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary .
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Synonym for “Insurer.” The term Insurer is preferred because of the possible confusion of an Insurance carrier with a carrier of goods whose business is transportation.

Formal system for physicians to be informed of and participate in the development of local medical review policies (LMRPs) in an advisory capacity. This committee discusses methods to improve administrative policies that are within the insurance carrier’s discretion.