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A patient residing in a long-term care institution.  

A national committee of experts that reviews individual clinical training programs in medical specialties (such as internal medicine, surgery, or psychiatry) for determination of quality. RRCs submit recommendations for accreditation of the programs to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).  

Generally, a reservation is a right which is both created and preserved (retained) by the grantor. In structuring a corporation, the bylaws may reserve certain corporate decisions or actions to be made by a shareholder, possibly the parent corporation. These reservations can be termed as the reserved powers of the parent corporation. These decisions are…

Earnings retained for a specific purpose.  

An obligation of a managed care plan under its benefit structure which is planned and perhaps scheduled, and which has been reported to the plan, but which has not been provided to the patient. An example would be surgery scheduled for a future date. Distinguish from incurred but not reported (IBNR).  

A nursing care program directed at assisting each long-term care patient to achieve and maintain an optimal level of self-care and independence.  

Coordinated rehabilitation care, provided under the supervision of a physician.  

A person who advises disabled individuals and assists them to achieve and maintain an optimal level of self-care and independence.  

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (codified at 29 U.S.C.A. sec 794) prohibits discrimination against a qualified individual based solely on their disability. The Act only applies to institutions which receive federal funds. The most controversial employment issue is whether this Act applies to individuals with HIV or other communicable diseases. This Act was significantly…

An official roster, maintained by a governmental or nongovernmental agency, of individuals who have met the requirements set up by the agency as to qualifications (both initial, and, in some cases, continuing) which permit registration (credentials). A person may use her listing on the registry as a credential to display to the public as, for…