Delaware Healthcare Association
Glossary of Health Care Terms
and Acronyms

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DISCLAIMER

The definitions listed here are intended for a general understanding of a health care term. These definitions should not be considered as the complete definition, since many are written in the simplest form to give a general understanding of the term listed.

To look up a health care term such as Actuary, choose the letter that the term begins with below under Alphabetical Glossary. This will take you to the terms beginning with that letter. To look up a health care acronym such as AIDS, choose the letter that the term begins with below under Acronyms. This will take you to all acronyms that begin with that letter.

Alphabetical Listing

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Acronyms

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Job-Lock The inability of individuals to change jobs because they would lose crucial health benefits.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Founded in 1951, the JCAHO evaluates and accredits health care organization in the U.S., including hospitals, health plans, and other care organizations that provide home care, mental health care, laboratory, ambulatory care and long-term services.
Joint Venture A loose form of affiliation, essentially contractual in nature, that preserves the prior legal identity of each party participating in the venture.