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Preferred Provider Organizations and Provider Contracting: New Analyses under the Sherman Act [PDF]

, 1985
In response to concern regarding escalating health care costs, cost-containment programs, such as Preferred Provider Organizations ( PPOs ), have experienced rapid growth.
Gasparovich, Christine
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Preferred skin colour reproduction [PDF]

, 2011
The memory colour reproduction is an important factor in judging image quality of photographic images of real life scenes. As the most important memory colour category, skin tone was extensively studied for preferred colour reproduction in this research.
Zeng, Huanzhao
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Preferred Provider Organizations: Developmental Indicators [PDF]

, 1986
The purpose of this research was to determine what factors, if any, led to the development of a preferred provider organization and if these factors were related to sponsorship.
Guida, Marcia Anne
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Preferred provider organizations: Cost, use, and the process of care.

, 2002
Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) are expected to be the managed care product of choice for the next millennium (Kalish, 1998) and are the most common form of health coverage in the U.S.
Currier, Constance Ann
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The Effect of Managed Care on Hospitals' Provision of Uncompensated Care

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2007
This study examines the effect of managed care on hospitals' provision of uncompensated care, using a new measure of managed care that is hospital-specific, rather than measured for the area as a whole, and which includes payment by preferred provider ...
Niccie L. McKay, Xiaoxian Meng
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How do patients value and prioritize patient portal functionalities and usage factors? A conjoint analysis study with chronically ill patients

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2018
Background Patient portal use can be a stimulant for patient engagement. Yet, the heterogeneous landscape of tethered patient portals, is a major barrier to further portal development and implementation. A variety in portal access means, functionalities,
Gaby Anne Wildenbos, Frank Horenberg, Monique Jaspers, Linda Peute, Danielle Sent   +4 more
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Provider preference for payment method under a national health insurance scheme: A survey of health insurance-credentialed health care providers in Ghana.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundGhana introduced capitation payment method in 2012 but was faced with resistance from provider groups and civil society organizations for its perceived negative effects on quality care delivery.
Francis-Xavier Andoh-Adjei, Eric Nsiah-Boateng, Felix Ankomah Asante, Koos van der Velden, Ernst Spaan   +4 more
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Preferred Provider Organization Structures and Agreements [PDF]

, 1995
Preferred provider organizations can be created with both positive and negative consequences.
Dechene, James C.
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Implementing Risk Adjusted Capitation Payments with Health Care Reforms in Hung

Competitio, 2008
Since the late nineties Hungarian governments have been considering the introduction of new health care arrangements by establishing organizations with devolved responsibilities for the management of health care.
Balazs Nagy, Agnes Brandtmüller
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Health Plan Switching among Members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2005
This paper examines factors associated with switching health plans in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Switching plans is not uncommon, with 12% of members switching plans annually. Individuals switch out of plans with premium increases and
Adam Atherly, Curtis Florence, Kenneth E. Thorpe   +2 more
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