- Industry: Health care
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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a federation of 39 separate health insurance organizations and companies in the United States. Combined, they directly or indirectly provide health insurance to over 100 million Americans.
Accounts that contract on a local basis for group employee health benefits. These accounts contrast with national accounts.
Industry:Health care
Special codes that consist of a brief, specific description of each diagnosis or treatment and a number used to identify each diagnosis and treatment.
Industry:Health care
The unification of previously separate providers under common ownership or control.
Industry:Health care
The number of days, counted from the day of admission to the day of discharge, that a plan member is confined to a hospital or other facility for each admission.
Industry:Health care
An advertising medium, usually in print form, that uses a mail service to distribute an organization's sales offers or advertising messages.
Industry:Health care
Healthcare quality indicators related to the nature, quantity, and quality of the resources that an MCO has available for member service and patient care.
Industry:Health care
A utilization review resource that establishes an average inpatient length of stay based on a patient's diagnosis, the severity of the patient's condition, and the type of services and procedures prescribed for the patient's care.
Industry:Health care
A method of marketing that uses one or more media to elicit an immediate and measurable action - such as an inquiry or a purchase - from a customer or prospect. Also known as direct response marketing.
Industry:Health care
