Preferred Label : independent practice associations;
MeSH definition : A partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity that enters into an
arrangement for the provision of services with persons who are licensed to practice
medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry, and with other care personnel. Under an IPA arrangement,
licensed professional persons provide services through the entity in accordance with
a mutually accepted compensation arrangement, while retaining their private practices.
Services under the IPA are marketed through a prepaid health plan. (From Facts on
File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988);
MeSH synonym : individual practice associations; practice associations, independent; associations, individual practice; practice association, independent; ipas (independent practice association); ipa (individual practice association); ipa (independent practice association); association, individual practice; ipas (individual practice association); practice association, individual; association, independent practice; associations, independent practice; independent practice association; individual practice association; practice associations, individual;
MeSH annotation : DF: IPA;
Origin ID : D007193;
UMLS CUI : C0021190;
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A partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity that enters into an
arrangement for the provision of services with persons who are licensed to practice
medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry, and with other care personnel. Under an IPA arrangement,
licensed professional persons provide services through the entity in accordance with
a mutually accepted compensation arrangement, while retaining their private practices.
Services under the IPA are marketed through a prepaid health plan. (From Facts on
File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)
