Etym. advocate (n.) mid-14c., “one whose profession is to plead cases in a court of justice,” a technical term from Roman law. Also in Middle English as “one who intercedes for another,” and “protector, champion, patron.” Etym. inquest (n.) mid-15c., enquery, from enquere (see ‘inquire’). From Latin methodus “way of teaching or going,” from Greek… Continue reading Advocacy and Inquiry
Actor
Etym. late 14c., “an overseer, guardian, steward,” from Latin actor “an agent or doer,” also “theatrical player,” from past participle stem of agere. Sense of “one who performs in plays” is 1580s, originally applied to both men and women. Definition • In health care simulation, professional and/or amateur people trained to reproduce the components of… Continue reading Actor
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Preface
In January 2013, an international group of simulation experts gathered in Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. to form a working team whose mission was to create a dictionary of terms used in health care simulation. This group recognized a need to compile terms that had been completed by other groups in health care simulation and to add… Continue reading Preface
WITH THE SUPPORT AND INPUT OF:
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Healthcare Simulation Dictionary
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ZERO-COUPON BOND
Bonds that do not provide interest payments. Zero coupon bonds usually have an issue price well below 100% of the face value with repayment on maturity at face value or par. The investors’ return is the difference between the issue price and redemption value.
WARRANT
An instrument (usually issued together with a bond or preferred stock) that entitles the holder to buy at a specified price a proportionate amount of common stock within a specified period of time. Derivative contracts are only reportable on the TIC D reports. Embedded derivatives that are not bifurcated under FAS 133 should not be… Continue reading WARRANT
UNPAID INSURANCE CLAIMS
Liabilities of U.S.-resident insurance underwriters to foreign- resident policyholders, for losses that have incurred but no yet reported (IBNR) and for reported unpaid claims. In addition, U.S. – resident insurance underwriters should recognize as claims, the portion of liabilities that will be recovered from foreign-resident reinsurers (See reinsurance recoverables).
UNITED STATES
The fifty (50) States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the following: American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, U.S. Virgin Islands, andWake Island.