HMO Contract Payment Options

Abstract: A 7 page paper assessing payment options. Alpha Internal Medicine Physician group (AIMPG) has agreed to become a provider organization for a local health maintenance organization (HMO). AIMPG is not financially successful at present and anticipates salvation in the form of association with the HMO. The task before it now is to determine what payment structure would be most beneficial: fee for service; bundled service; or capitation payments. The paper concludes that fee for service is the most advantageous, followed by capitation. The practice should avoid bundling. Includes one table. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Catagory: Disease, Treatment, & Epidemiology

Subcatagory: Medicine, Medical Issues, & Pharmacy

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