COO Chief Operating Officer Responsibilities (mostly does internal and execution) - delivers short-term expectations for cost, demand, quality, patient satisfaction, employee satisfaction -link between STRATEGY & PERFORMANCE -can be chief medical officers or chief nursing officers
(Science: pathology) Capable of causing disease. Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce Able to cause disease; infective agents; pathogenic bacteria.Pertaining to properties similar to a [[pathogen.
an organism that feeds on the cell contents, tissues, or body fluids of another species (the host) while in or on the host organism. parasites harm but don't kill the host.