Preferred Provider Organizations
"Preferred Provider Organizations" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D011243
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.521.576.343.800.750 N04.590.374.410.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Preferred Provider Organizations- Preferred Provider Organizations
- Preferred Provider Organization
- Organizations, Preferred Provider
- Organization, Preferred Provider
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preferred Provider Organizations" by people in Profiles.
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Economic grand rounds: A pay-for-performance program for behavioral health care practitioners. Psychiatr Serv. 2007 Apr; 58(4):442-4.