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  2. Independent practice association - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, an independent practice association (IPA) is an association of independent physicians, or other organizations that contracts with independent care delivery organizations, and provides services to managed care organizations on a negotiated per capita rate, flat retainer fee, or negotiated fee-for-service basis. [1] [2]

  3. Chiropractic - Wikipedia

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    Analysis of a clinical and cost utilization data from the years 2003 to 2005 by an integrative medicine independent physician association (IPA) which looked the chiropractic services utilization found that the clinical and cost utilization of chiropractic services based on 70,274 member-months over a 7-year period decreased patient costs ...

  4. Managed care - Wikipedia

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    An Independent Practice Association is a legal entity that contracts with a group of physicians to provide service to the HMO's members. Most often, the physicians are paid on a basis of capitation , which in this context means a set amount for each enrolled person assigned to that physician or group of physicians, whether or not that person ...

  5. Health maintenance organization - Wikipedia

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    If not already part of a group medical practice, physicians may contract with an independent practice association (IPA), which in turn contracts with the HMO. This model is an example of an open-panel HMO, where a physician may maintain their own office and may see non-HMO members.

  6. Carelon Health - Wikipedia

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    It was based on the Sac-Sierra Medical Clinic structure of a "clinic without walls". CareMore was structured as a partnership of corporations with a wrap-around IPA. The ownership included 33 mostly independent primary care physicians as a small Southern California regional medical partnership. the company was rebranded as Carelon Health in 2024.

  7. Independent Payment Advisory Board - Wikipedia

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    The American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association (AMA) have spoken out against the board. [36] [37] The AMA wanted to change the IPAB requirement that members have no outside employment so working physicians could be considered. [38] The AMA also opposed any independent commission which could cut physician payment rates. [39]

  8. Independent medical review - Wikipedia

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    An independent medical review (IMR) is the process where physicians review medical cases in order to provide claims determinations for health insurance payers, workers compensation insurance payers or disability insurance payers. Peer review also is used in order to define the review of sentinel events in a hospital environment for quality ...

  9. Wisconsin Physicians Service - Wikipedia

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    Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS Health Solutions) is a not-for-profit service insurance corporation based in Madison, Wisconsin. WPS offers health insurance plans for groups and individuals and benefit plan administration for businesses.