What Do We Call the Practice of a Single Corporation

question 46

Multiple Choice

What do we call the practice of a single corporation controlling production and distribution of various products across a number of fields?

• A) horizontal integration
• B) vertical integration
• C) socioeconomic integration
• D) productive integration

Understand the impact of insurance models on healthcare access and costs.

Describe the role and effects of managed care in the healthcare system.

Identify the benefits and challenges associated with high technology medical interventions.

Recognize the influence of healthcare reforms on cost, access, and quality of healthcare.

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Definitions:

Voice Telephones

Telecommunication devices that transmit and receive sound, most commonly voice, across distances.

Coaxial Cable

A type of electrical cable consisting of a central conductor surrounded by an insulating layer and an outer conducting shield, used for transmitting television, internet, and other data signals.

Peer-To-Peer Processing

A distributed network architecture where participants (peers) share part of their hardware resources to directly perform computing tasks without requiring central coordination.

Thin Clients

Computing devices that rely on a server for processing activities, designed to be used in a client-server architecture with minimal local storage or processing power.