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• health maintenance organization (HMO) — Public or private organization providing comprehensive medical care to subscribers on the basis of a prepaid contract. HMOs deliver a broad range of health services for a fixed fee. In the prepaid group practice model, physicians are organized… …   Universalium

• Health maintenance organization — HMO redirects here. For other uses, see HMO (disambiguation). HealthcareA health maintenance organization (HMO) is a type of managed care organization (MCO) that provides a form of health care coverage in the United States that is fulfilled… …   Wikipedia

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• health maintenance organization — a plan for comprehensive health services, prepaid by an individual or by a company for its employees, that provides treatment, preventive care, and hospitalization to each participating member in a central health center. Abbr.: HMO [1970 75] * *… …   Universalium

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• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Type Private (not for profit) Industry Health care Founded 1893 Headquarters …   Wikipedia

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