Per Diem

Per Diem

Hospital care adjective Referring to the hospital practice of charging ‘daily’ rates, in which the expenses incurred on a daily basis are averaged over the entire hospital census
Medical work noun A temporary employee (e.g., a nurse) who receives a higher hourly salary, but doesn’t get the benefits received by salaried employee (e.g., vacation and pension)
Vox populi A fixed allowance for daily payment of lodging, meals and related incidental expenses (e.g., that used by traveling NIH employees)

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per diem

Latin, by day Hospital care adjective Referring to the hospital practice of charging 'daily' rates, where the expenses incurred on a daily basis are averaged over the entire hospital census noun A temporary employee–eg, a nurse, who receives a higher hourly salary, but does not get the benefits received by salaried employee–eg, vacation and pension