Self insurance — is a risk management method in which a calculated amount of money is set aside to compensate for the potential future loss. More colloquially, the term self insured is used as a euphemism for uninsured. [http://www.slate.com/id/2075714/] If self… … Wikipedia
Self-funded health care — describes a self insurance arrangement whereby an employer provides health or disability benefits to employees by assuming the direct risk for payment of their claims for benefits. The terms of eligibility and coverage are set forth in a plan… … Wikipedia
Self-invested personal pension — A Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) is the name given the type of UK government approved personal pension scheme, which allows individuals to make their own investment decisions from the full range of HM Revenue Customs (HMRC) approved… … Wikipedia
self-administered plan — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a pension or retirement plan administered by the employer or by the employer and a trustee jointly compare insured plan … Useful english dictionary
Silent PPO — A Silent PPO is an organization that accesses a discounted rate for services from a physician, hospital or other health care provider without direct authorization from the provider to do so.Generally, insuring entities may negotiate contracts… … Wikipedia
Third party administrator — A third party administrator (TPA) is an organization that processes insurance claims for a separate entity. [cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/healthcarecrisis/glossary.htm |author=PBS |title=Glossary of Healthcare terms |accessdate=2008 02 26]… … Wikipedia
Insurance — This article is about risk management. For Insurance (blackjack), see Blackjack. For Insurance run (baseball), see Insurance run. In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a… … Wikipedia
Patient safety — is a new healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often lead to adverse healthcare events. The frequency and magnitude of avoidable adverse patient events was not well known until the… … Wikipedia
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