The noun ANTHOPHYTA has 1 sense: 1. comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta). Familiarity information: ANTHOPHYTA used as a noun is very rare.
Innovations Exchange: What is the impetus for States to establish managed LTSS? Lynda Flowers: The effort is being driven by the need to improve coordination of long-term care and acute-care services, produce better care outcomes for consumers, and reduce costs.
Simply stated, managed care is a system that integrates the financing and delivery of appropriate health care using a comprehensive set of services. Managed care is any method of organizing health care providers to achieve the dual goals of controlling health care costs and managing quality of care. In the United States, we have a private and competitive health insurance system which will cause managed care to continue to evolve.