Cost-plus contract — A cost plus contract, also termed a Cost Reimbursement Contract, is a contract where a contractor is paid for all of its allowed expenses to a set limit plus additional payment to allow for a profit.[1] Cost reimbursement contracts contrast with… … Wikipedia
Cost-plus-incentive fee — A CPIF Cost Plus Incentive Fee contract is a cost reimbursement contract that provides for an initially negotiated fee to be adjusted later by a formula based on the relationship of total allowable costs to total target costs.[1] Like a cost plus … Wikipedia
Diagnosis-related group — (DRG) is a system to classify hospital cases into one of originally 467 groups.[citation needed] The 467th was Ungroupable. The system of classification was developed as a collaborative project by Robert B Fetter, PhD of the Yale School of… … Wikipedia
Memorial Health Center — Type Non profit organization Industry Health care Founded (1962) Founder(s) Dr. Conrad E. Nystrum Headquarters Medford, Wisconsin … Wikipedia
accounting — /euh kown ting/, n. 1. the theory and system of setting up, maintaining, and auditing the books of a firm; art of analyzing the financial position and operating results of a business house from a study of its sales, purchases, overhead, etc.… … Universalium
Medicare Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Act — The United States Medicare Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Act of 2009 (H.R. 2872) is a landmark, national initiative intended to enhance the quality of cancer care, focused on seniors covered by Medicare (approximately 45% of cancer patients… … Wikipedia
Medicare (United States) — President Johnson signing the Medicare amendment. Former President Harry S. Truman (seated) and his wife, Bess, are on the far right … Wikipedia
Compliance requirements — are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). They are currently… … Wikipedia
Health care system — A health care system is the organization of people, institutions, and resources to deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. There is a wide variety of health care systems around the world, with as many… … Wikipedia
Government contract — Contracting with the U.S. Government is based on many of the same principles as commercial contracting andcan be very profitable, but is sufficiently different from commercial contracting to require special care.Persons entering into commercial… … Wikipedia
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