Besides influencing your metabolism, your thyroid gland also plays a role in regulating blood calcium levels through another hormone called calcitonin. Calcitonin has the effect of lowering blood calcium.
The Joint Commission (TJC) is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization that accredits more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.n 1987, the company was renamed the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO, pronounced Jay-co). In 2007, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations underwent a major rebranding and simplified its name to The Joint Commission.
HMO: An HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) is an organization that provides or arranges for coverage of certain health care services required by members of the organization. Typical HMO coverages include access to a primary care physician, emergency care, and specialists/hospitalization when needed.PO: IPO (Independent Provider Organization) operates by having an HMO contract directly with independent physicians to provides services to HMO members. PPO: PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) is a form of managed care under which health care providers contract to provide medical services at pre-negotiated rates.