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January, 2015
managed care organizations
Managed Care Organizations Although there are several forms of Managed Care, with partially smooth transitions between the different types, the following three categories can usually be differentiated: • Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) • Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) • Point of Service Organizations (POS Organizations) Health Maintenance Organizations Early in the 1970s, Paul Ellwood, MD, proposed […]
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managed care characteristics
managed care characteristics Emergence and Evolution The health delivery and management forms subsumed under the term Managed Care originated in the United States. First attempts can be traced back to the middle of the 19th century, yet it took until 1973 before Managed Care models gained increasing coverage when the US Congress enacted The Health Maintenance […]
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managed care definition in health care
managed care Synonyms Integrated health care delivery; Coordination of care managed care definition in health care There is no generally admitted definition of Managed Care. The term Managed Care refers to a variety of structural and procedural issues that had a major impact on the US health insurance system and health care structures and that were at […]
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mammography definition
mammography definition Mammography is a procedure to detect diseases of the breast, particularly tumors of the breast by the use of X-rays. The radiographic examination of the breast is indicated to assist clinical detection of masses in the breast tissue, investigate secreting mamilla, follow-up of breast cancer treatment, and screening of the female population for preclinical […]
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malnutrition definition
malnutrition definitSynonyms Improper nutrition; Undernutrition malnutrition definition Malnutrition is defined as deficiency of one or more of the essential diet ingredients. Primary malnutrition is caused by lack of essential nutrients such as vitamins, minerals or proteins. Secondary malnutrition is caused by failure of absorption or utilization of essential nutrients (as in disease of the gastrointestinal […]
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male factor infertility definition
male factor infertility definition Definition Male-factor infertility is the kind of infertility in which the cause or causes can be attributed to the male partner. Most often male-factor infertility is a result of absent or low sperm count, defects of the testicular veins, or ductal blockages. From Mental health articles, post male factor infertility definition Post […]
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malaria chemoprophylaxis definition
malaria chemoprophylaxis definition Synonyms Medicinal prophylaxis of malaria; Prophylactic therapy of malaria; Malaria suppression; Suppressive therapy of malaria chemoprophylaxis definition Chemoprophylaxis of malaria aims at the destruction of plasmodia, which are transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito, thus preventing an outbreak of malaria. Prophylactic therapy is recommended for journeys into endemic regions that are […]
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malarial therapy
Therapy of Malaria Besides symptomatic measures to reduce fever and overcome nausea, drugs are available, used in accordance with the various species of plasmodia and their resistances. In infections that are not caused by Plasmodium falciparum (but by P. vivax, P. ovale or P. malariae), chloroquine (Resochin®, Aralen®) is an effective therapy. If resistances are suspected or treatment proves to be ineffective, […]
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malaria prophylaxis doxycycline
malaria prophylaxis doxycycline To prevent an infection withmalaria, different strategies can be used. Due to the ecological consequences, an extensive killing of Anopheles mosquitoes by insecticides (DDT) is no longer carried out. Nowadays, they are only used locally for the inside of houses. Nonmedicinal measures of protection aim at the avoidance of insect bites. In houses and in other living quarters, […]
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malaria diagnosis tests
malaria diagnosis tests Anamnesis plays an important role in the diagnosis of malaria. While a connection between fever and malaria is quickly drawn in malaria-endemic regions, diagnosis is much more difficult in areas where Anopheles mosquitoes are not common. When the cause of fever is unclear, physicians should consider malaria as a possibility, especially if their patients have been travelers in tropical […]
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