| Descriptor English: | Preferred Provider Organizations | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Organizaciones del Seguro de Salud
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Organizações de Prestadores Preferenciais | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Preferred Provider Organizations (USA) | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Organization, Preferred Provider Organizations, Preferred Provider Preferred Provider Organization |
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| Tree number(s): |
N03.219.521.576.343.800.750 N04.590.374.410.750 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011243 | ||||
| Scope note: | 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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| Annotation: | specify geog if possible |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Insurance, Health (1966-1984) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS 1990; was see under INSURANCE, HEALTH 1985-89; was see INSURANCE, HEALTH 1984 |
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| Online Note: | use INSURANCE, HEALTH to search PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS 1984 |
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| History Note: | 91(85); was see under MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS 1990; was see under INSURANCE, HEALTH 1985-89; was see INSURANCE, HEALTH 1984 |
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| Entry Version: | PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGAN |
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| DeCS ID: | 27762 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D011243 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | W 130 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1984/04/13 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 1999/11/03 |
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Preferred Provider Organizations
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| Concept UI |
M0017466 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Preferred Provider Organizations |
| Entry term(s) |
Organization, Preferred Provider Organizations, Preferred Provider Preferred Provider Organization |
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