Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Pain and suffering
The noneconomic injury which accompanies the physical injury a malpractice victim suffers as a result of the professional negligence, for which the law allows an amount of money to be paid to the victim as compensation. Some states limit the amount which can be awarded for pain and suffering in malpractice lawsuits. Psychological distress or…
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Outpatient service
Service provided to patients who do not require lodging in a care institution.
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Outpatient facility
A health care facility to provide services for patients who do not need lodging.
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Outpatient clinic
A facility for the diagnosis and treatment of ambulatory patients. The term is usually applied to a unit of a hospital.
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Out-of-network provider
A provider who is not under contract with or a member of a managed care organization (MCO). Under some health care financing arrangements, the MCO must permit beneficiaries to use out-of- network providers, for whose performance (services provided, cost, quality) the MCO is then is held responsible. There is at present no legal method by…
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Out of network
An adjective applied to a provider or a service when the provider is not a part of the health care network (or system) or the service is not available within the network, and thus the cost has not been the subject of prior agreement. May also be called “out-of-plan.” The antonym is, of course, “in-network.”…
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Orthopedic sports medicine
One of the medical specialties for which residency programs have been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). A physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)) who has been trained in and practices osteopathy. By contrast, a Doctor of Medicine (MD) practices allopathy.
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
The international organization of 26 of the industrialized, free market-economy, democratic countries of Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, founded after World War II. Representatives meet to exchange information and attempt to coordinate their policies in order to achieve the highest possible economic growth. The OECD Secretariat gathers statistical and policy information, processes…
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Organ procurement
The obtaining of human organs from donors for trans¬ plantation into other humans who need them. The procedure involving the assessment of potential donors, the examination, extraction, storage, and allocation of organs for transplantation.
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Order judge
A command of a court (judge) that a certain action be taken or not taken. A court order may be made before or during a lawsuit; a final order is issued once the case has been formally decided.
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