| Descriptor English: | Capitation Fee | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Capitación
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Capitação | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Rémunération par capitation | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Capitation Fees Capitation in Health Fee, Capitation Fees, Capitation |
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| Tree number(s): |
N03.219.442.090 SP1.333.500 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002204 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A method of payment for health services in which an individual or institutional provider is paid a fixed, per capita amount without regard to the actual number or nature of services provided to each patient. |
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| Annotation: | "capitation" refers to "a fixed per capita amt without regard to no. or nature of serv provided" |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under FEES AND CHARGES Aug 1977-90 |
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| History Note: | 91(Aug 77); was see under FEES AND CHARGES 1977-90 |
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| DeCS ID: | 2237 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002204 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1977/05/05 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1997/06/20 |
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Capitation Fee
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| Concept UI |
M0003300 |
| Scope note | A method of payment for health services in which an individual or institutional provider is paid a fixed, per capita amount without regard to the actual number or nature of services provided to each patient. |
| Preferred term | Capitation Fee |
| Entry term(s) |
Capitation Fees Capitation in Health Fee, Capitation Fees, Capitation |
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