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... > Health Care Economics and Organizations > Economics > Financing, Organized > Insurance > Insurance, Health > Managed Care Programs > Preferred Provider Organizations
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Economics > Financing, Organized > Insurance > Insurance, Health > Managed Care Programs > Preferred Provider Organizations
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Patient Care Management > Delivery of Health Care > Managed Care Programs > Preferred Provider Organizations
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Delivery of Health Care > Managed Care Programs > Preferred Provider Organizations

Preferred term

Preferred Provider Organizations  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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Entry terms

  • Organizations, Preferred Provider
  • Preferred Provider Organization

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In other languages

  • Preferred Provider Organizations (USA)

    French

  • Organisations dispensatrices de soins de santé à tarifs préférentiels
  • Organismes de prestation de soins de santé à tarifs préférentiels
  • Organismes dispensateurs de soins de santé à tarifs préférentiels
  • Organismes fournisseurs de prestations en santé à tarifs préférentiels
  • Organismes fournisseurs préférés de soins de santé
  • PPO (Preferred Provider Organization)

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