A type of HMO that contracts with a number of IPAs an/or medical groups to form a physician network. This allows an HMO to market its services in a broader geographic area.
A health maintenance organization model where many physicians are contracted to the HMO and work out of their own offices. Doctors in a network model may provide health care to non-HMO members.
An HMO that contracts with more than one independent physician group to provide health services. The providers may see patients who are not members of the HMO. Also see Group-model HMO, Staff-model HMO.
An HMO made up of groups of doctors, who see patients in their own offices, rather than a central location. Like an IPA, but made up of groups of doctors instead of individual doctors. See Group Model HMO, Independent Practice Association, Staff Model HMO.
Health Maintenance Organization that contracts with more than one group practice of physicians or specialty groups.
A health plan which contracts with more than one physician group and may contract with single and multi-specialty groups. Physicians work out of their own offices. The physician may share in the utilization savings, but does not necessarily provide care exclusively for managed care members.
A health care model in which the HMO contracts with more that one physician group or IPA, and may contract with single and multi-specialty groups that work out of their own office facility. The network may or may not provide care exclusively for the HMO's members.
A network of group medical practices, rather than of individual physicians. Payment is typically through capitation or a modified fee-for-service arrangement. Network practice doctors may also treat non-members, and thus may not be totally financially dependent on the HMO.
This type of HMO contracts with more than one physician group and may contract with single or multi-specialty groups as well as hospitals and other health care providers. A health plan that contracts with multiple physician groups to deliver health care to members. Generally limited to large single or multi-specialty groups. Distinguished from group model plans that contract with a single medical group, IPA's that contract through an intermediary, and direct contract model plans that contract with individual physicians in the community.
An HMO that contracts with more than one group practice of physicians or specialty groups.