Type of short-term disability income insurance that pays weekly a stated dollar amount or a percentage of the insured’s individual’s earnings.

When a patient is receiving radiation therapy, treatment visits are paid increments of weekly time periods. For example, five sessions (fractions) of radiation therapy comprise a week of service and two radiation treatments in one day equal two fractions. When multiple sites are treated in a session, this is classified as one fraction.

In statistics, awarding more value (weight) to a fee based on the number of times it is billed. This term is used when weighting the resource-based relative value fees for a region.

1. To assign greater value to a factor or variable. 2. Procedure of giving more value to a fee based on the number of times it is charged such as weighting the resource-based relative value scale (RBRVS) fees for a region.

Preventive medical services for an infant to 1 year of age (e.g., immunization, physical examination).

State of health in which a person progresses to a higher level of functioning and achieves optimum physical and mental health. Wellness programs or classes include cholesterol tracking, diet, exercise, smoking cessation, and weight reduction.

Community service or health facility programs to reduce health risks, reduce absenteeism, and prevent health problems that include cholesterol tracking, diet, exercise, smoking cessation, and weight reduction.