Independent practice association
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- For other uses of the abbreviation, see IPA (disambiguation).
An HMO, or Health maintenance organization, may contract with an independent practice association (or IPA) which in turn contracts with independent physicians to treat members at discounted fees or on a capitation basis. The typical IPA encompasses all specialties, but an IPA can be solely for primary care or may be single specialty.
References
- American Public Policy: An Introduction 7th Edition
- Essentials of Managed Care, 4th Ed, Peter Kongstvedt
Further reading
- De Wolf W, and A Stanten. 1995. "The Independent Practice Association". JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association. 274, no. 22: 1761.
- Roth M. 1979. "Is an Independent Practice Association for You?" Physician's Management. 19, no. 1: 42-6.
- 2002. "LATE NEWS - REGULATORY PRECEDENT - The FTC OKs a Deal That Would Allow a Physician Independent Practice Association to Contract with Health Plans on Behalf of Its Competing Physicians". Modern Healthcare. 32, no. 8: 6.
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