- Industria: Health care
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CIGNA Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, provides health care and related benefits in the United States and internationally.
General procedures and suggestions about what constitutes an acceptable range of practices for particular diseases or conditions. These guidelines are usually developed by a consensus of doctors in a given field, such as radiology or cardiology.
Industry:Health care
When prompt medical attention is needed in a non-emergency situation, that's called "urgent" care. Examples of urgent care needs include ear infections, sprains, high fevers, vomiting and urinary tract infections. Urgent situations are not considered to be emergencies.
Industry:Health care
Diagnostic services a doctor provides during delivery of medical services, consultations or care.
Industry:Health care
The amount reimbursed to providers based on the prevailing fees in a specific area.
Industry:Health care
A type of benefits program that offers employees a menu of benefit options, allowing them to create a benefits package which best suits their individual needs.
Industry:Health care
A percentage of covered expenses you pay after you meet your deductible. The remaining balance in your healthcare account may be used to pay your deductible.
Industry:Health care
An artificial filling material, usually plastic, composite, or porcelain, that is used to provide an aesthetic covering over the visible surface of a tooth. Most often used on front teeth.
Industry:Health care
An account that reimburses the participant for qualified health costs or dependent care expenses through one pre-tax savings account. Employees or employers or both fund the account. At the end of each year, unused dollars are forfeited by the account holder.
Industry:Health care
The extensive dental restoration involving 6 or more units of crown and/or bridge in the same treatment plan. Using full crowns and/or fixed bridges which are cemented in place, the your dentist will rebuild natural teeth, fill in spaces where teeth are missing and establish conditions which allow each tooth to function in harmony with the occlusion (bite). The extensive procedures involved in complex rehabilitation require an extraordinary amount of time, effort, skill and laboratory collaboration for a successful outcome.
Industry:Health care
