Case managers can serve as an early warning system; case management staff has daily contact with payers and can provide valuable insight into health plan policies and practices that may have a negative impact on hospital operations and finances.
A volcano is active if itâs currently erupting or showing signs of unrest. The Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program defines an active volcano as having erupted within the last 10,000 years. A volcano finally goes extinct when thereâs no lava supply in the magma chamber beneath the volcano.
Active volcano: A volcano that is erupting; or one that, while not erupting at the present, has erupted within (geologically) recent time and is considered likely to do so in the (geologically) near future. Adiabatic rate: The rate of temperature change in the atmosphere due to the raising or lowering of an air mass.