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... > Health Care Economics and Organizations > Economics > Financing, Organized > Insurance > Insurance, Health > Managed Care Programs > Independent Practice Associations
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Economics > Financing, Organized > Insurance > Insurance, Health > Managed Care Programs > Independent Practice Associations
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Patient Care Management > Delivery of Health Care > Managed Care Programs > Independent Practice Associations
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Delivery of Health Care > Managed Care Programs > Independent Practice Associations
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Organization and Administration > Professional Practice > Group Practice > Independent Practice Associations
... > Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Organization and Administration > Professional Practice > Private Practice > Independent Practice Associations

Preferred term

Independent Practice Associations  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity that enters into an arrangement for the provision of services with persons who are licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry, and with other care personnel. Under an IPA arrangement, licensed professional persons provide services through the entity in accordance with a mutually accepted compensation arrangement, while retaining their private practices. Services under the IPA are marketed through a prepaid health plan. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Association, Independent Practice
  • Association, Individual Practice
  • Individual Practice Associations
  • IPA (Independent Practice Association)
  • IPA (Individual Practice Association)
  • Practice Association, Independent
  • Practice Association, Individual

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Independent Practice Associations (USA)

    French

  • Associations de praticiens indépendants dispensateurs de soins prépayés
  • IPA (Independent Practice Association)
  • Réseau de cabinets indépendants sous contrat dispensateurs de soins prépayés
  • Réseau de soins prépayés de praticiens indépendants
  • Réseaux de cabinets indépendants sous contrat dispensateurs de soins prépayés
  • Réseaux de soins prépayés de praticiens indépendants

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