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Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Delivery of Health Care > Managed Care Programs > Preferred Provider Organizations
... > Health Care Economics and Organizations > Economics > Financing, Organized > Insurance > Insurance, Health > Managed Care Programs > Preferred Provider Organizations
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Preferred Provider Organizations  

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Entry terms

  • Organization, Preferred Provider
  • Organizations, Preferred Provider
  • Preferred Provider Organization

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Scope note

  • Arrangements negotiated between a third-party payer (often a self-insured company or union trust fund) and a group of health-care providers (hospitals and physicians) who furnish services at lower than usual fees, and, in return, receive prompt payment and an expectation of an increased volume of patients.

History note

  • 91(85); was see under MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS 1990; was see under INSURANCE, HEALTH 1985-89; was see INSURANCE, HEALTH 1984

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011243

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