- Industry: Health care
- Number of terms: 3360
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CIGNA Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, provides health care and related benefits in the United States and internationally.
Certification that an organization meets the reviewing organization's standards. Examples: accreditation of HMOs by the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) or accreditation of hospitals by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
Industry:Health care
The first set of teeth that humans get, lasting until the permanent teeth come in. Also referred to as deciduous teeth or baby teeth.
Industry:Health care
An employee must work for the employer on a regular basis in the usual course of the employer's business to be considered an active, full-time employee and eligible for coverage. Usually, a minimum number of hours of regular work is specified.
Industry:Health care
The administrative procedure used to process a claim for service according to the covered benefit.
Industry:Health care
The scaling and polishing procedure performed to remove calculus, plaque, and stains from the crowns of the teeth.
Industry:Health care
An arrangement in which a licensed insurer provides administrative services to an employer's health benefits plan (such as processing claims), but doesn't insure the risk of paying benefits to enrollees. In an ASO arrangement, the employer pays for the health benefits. Non-HMO CIGNA HealthCare benefits plans may be administered by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company on an ASO basis.
Industry:Health care
A device that replaces all or a part of the human body because a part of the body is permanently damaged, is absent or is malfunctioning.
Industry:Health care
The maximum fee that a health plan will reimburse a provider for a given service.
Industry:Health care
The dental specialty dealing with the replacement of missing teeth and other oral structures.
Industry:Health care
