https://blog.purplelab.com/glossary Glossary Blog en Thu, 14 May 2026 19:20:33 GMT 2026-05-14T19:20:33Z en https://blog.purplelab.com/glossary/biosimilar <div style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6b5490;"> <div style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6b5490;"> <div style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6b5490;"> <p style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span>A biologic product approved as highly similar to an FDA-approved reference biologic, with no clinically meaningful differences in safety, purity, or potency.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6b5490;"> <div style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6b5490;"> <div style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6b5490;"> <p style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span>A biologic product approved as highly similar to an FDA-approved reference biologic, with no clinically meaningful differences in safety, purity, or potency.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=2686874&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.purplelab.com%2Fglossary%2Fbiosimilar&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.purplelab.com%252Fglossary&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Thu, 07 May 2026 12:52:33 GMT https://blog.purplelab.com/glossary/biosimilar 2026-05-07T12:52:33Z PurpleLab https://blog.purplelab.com/glossary/balance-billing <div style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6b5490;"> <div style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6b5490;"> <p style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span>When an out-of-network provider bills a patient for the difference between the provider's charge and what the insurer pays. Also referred to as surprise billing.</span></p> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6b5490;"> <div style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6b5490;"> <p style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span>When an out-of-network provider bills a patient for the difference between the provider's charge and what the insurer pays. Also referred to as surprise billing.</span></p> </div> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=2686874&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.purplelab.com%2Fglossary%2Fbalance-billing&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.purplelab.com%252Fglossary&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Thu, 07 May 2026 12:51:53 GMT https://blog.purplelab.com/glossary/balance-billing 2026-05-07T12:51:53Z PurpleLab https://blog.purplelab.com/glossary/accountable-care-organization-aco <div style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6b5490;"> <p style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span>A network of doctors, hospitals, and providers who voluntarily coordinate to deliver high-quality care to Medicare patients while reducing unnecessary costs.</span></p> </div> <div style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6b5490;"> <p style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span>A network of doctors, hospitals, and providers who voluntarily coordinate to deliver high-quality care to Medicare patients while reducing unnecessary costs.</span></p> </div> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=2686874&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.purplelab.com%2Fglossary%2Faccountable-care-organization-aco&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.purplelab.com%252Fglossary&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Thu, 07 May 2026 12:51:07 GMT https://blog.purplelab.com/glossary/accountable-care-organization-aco 2026-05-07T12:51:07Z PurpleLab https://blog.purplelab.com/glossary/30-day-readmission-rate <p><span style="color: #4a4a4a; background-color: #ffffff;">The percentage of patients discharged from a hospital who are readmitted within 30 days. Used as a quality and efficiency metric by CMS and payers.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #4a4a4a; background-color: #ffffff;">The percentage of patients discharged from a hospital who are readmitted within 30 days. Used as a quality and efficiency metric by CMS and payers.</span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=2686874&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.purplelab.com%2Fglossary%2F30-day-readmission-rate&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.purplelab.com%252Fglossary&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Thu, 07 May 2026 12:50:16 GMT https://blog.purplelab.com/glossary/30-day-readmission-rate 2026-05-07T12:50:16Z PurpleLab