Payment method that calculates reimbursement based on a percentage of total approved charges accrued during a hospital stay and submitted to the insurance plan.

Fixed percentage of the collected premium rate that is paid to the hospital to cover services.

Number that corresponds to one of the equal divisions of the range of a variable in a given sample and that characterizes a value of the variable as not exceeded by a specified percentage of all the values in the sample (e.g., a score higher than 97 percent of those attained is said to be in the 97th percentile).

Treatment of a fracture in which the site is neither open nor closed. The fracture is not visualized, so fixation is placed across the fracture site using x-ray. Also called percutaneous treatment.

The act of executing, accomplishing, or carrying out an important function or process by an individual, group, or organization.

Analysis and interpretation of performance measurement data to transform it into useful information for purposes of continuous improvement.