township. n. 1. (Human Geography) a small town. 2. (Human Geography) (in the Scottish Highlands and islands) a small crofting community. 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US and Canada) a territorial area, esp a subdivision of a county: often organized as a unit of local government.
Enhancing the health of our members 11.5. _________________________________________________________________________________. Section 11 Managed Care Quality Management (Central Region Products) Overall Goals and Objectives of Quality Management. A comprehensive Quality Management (QM) Program addresses the commitment of the Organization to. environments that improve clinical quality, support safe clinical practices and enhance services to members.
The growth of managed care in the U.S. was spurred by the enactment of the Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973. While managed care techniques were pioneered by health maintenance organizations, they are now used by a variety of private health benefit programs. Managed care is now nearly ubiquitous in the U.S, but has attracted controversy because it has had mixed results in its overall goal of controlling medical costs.