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Organization Chart: A chart showing the hierarchical interrelationships of positions within an organization.

Patch Chart: Squared pattern test strip often made when color printing by the additive method.

Pareto Chart: A bar graph used to rank in order of importance information such as causes or reasons for specific problems, so that measures for process improvement can be established.

Organizational Unit: An organizational unit is any component that is part of the contractor's corporate structure. In a more traditional organization, it might be a department, division, section, branch or group . . . View Full Definition

Organizational Transformation: Refers to organization-wide changes, such as restructuring operations, introducing new technologies, processes, services or products, implementing new programs, re-engineering, etc.

Peer Review Organizations (Pros): According to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, organizations or groups of practicing physicians and other healthcare professionals paid by the federal government to review and evaluate the se . . . View Full Definition

Physician-Hospital Organization (PHO): A joint venture between a hospital and many or all of its admitting physicians whose primary purpose is contract negotiations with MCOs and marketing.

Preferred Provider Organization (PPO): A healthcare benefit arrangement designed to supply services at a discounted cost by providing incentives for members to use designated healthcare providers (who contract with the PPO at a d . . . View Full Definition

Point And Figure Chart: A price-only chart that takes into account only whole integer changes in price, i.e., a 2-point change. Point and figure charting disregards the element of time and is used solely to record . . . View Full Definition

Plan For Reorganization: A plan for reorganizing a firm during the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.