Contracting on a capitated basis : managing risk for your practice /
The present book provides an overview of capitation and explores its application under managed care for behavioral health care services. The book: provides an overview of managed care, describes the organizational structures that might be encountered, and discusses contracting; describes the commerc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association,
[1996]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | APA practitioner's toolbox series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The present book provides an overview of capitation and explores its application under managed care for behavioral health care services. The book: provides an overview of managed care, describes the organizational structures that might be encountered, and discusses contracting; describes the commercial, individual, Medicare, and Medicaid markets; assesses provider readiness to accept capitation and explains the process of capitation contracting; defines capitation and alternative reimbursement methods; provides methodologies for calculating capitation rates; and identifies sample capitation rates under typical plan designs. /// Also discussed is the impact capitation contracting has had on the health care industry, especially on psychologists. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 94 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 94). |
| ISBN: | 1557983623 9781557983626 |