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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]
Association of American Physicians; Association of American Physicians and Surgeons; Association of Internes and Medical Students; Association of Latter-day Saint Counselors and Psychotherapists; Association of LGBTQ Psychiatrists; Association of Medical Illustrators; Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America
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 ...
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The roles of professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a learned occupation who are entrusted with maintaining control or oversight of the legitimate practice of the occupation;" [3] also a body acting "to safeguard the public interest;" [4] organizations which "represent the interest of the professional practitioners," and so "act to maintain their own ...
Individual physicians are employed by the group practice, rather than by the HMO. The group practice may be established by the HMO and only serve HMO members ("captive group model"). Kaiser Permanente is an example of a captive group model HMO rather than a staff model HMO, as is commonly believed.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States that works to improve health care quality through the administration of evidence-based standards, measures, programs, and accreditation.
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (1986); Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996); Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (2003)