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Descriptor English:
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Preferred Provider Organizations
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Organizaciones del Seguro de Salud
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Organizações de Prestadores Preferenciais
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Synonyms English:
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Organizations, Preferred Provider
Preferred Provider Organization
Organization, Preferred Provider
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Tree Number:
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N03.219.521.576.343.800.750
N04.590.374.410.750
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Definition English:
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Arrangements negotiated between a third-party payer (often a self-insured company or union trust fund) and a group of health-care providers (hospitals and physicians) who furnish services at lower than usual fees, and, in return, receive prompt payment and an expectation of an increased volume of patients. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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specify geog if possible; DF: PPO
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History Note English:
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91(85); was see under MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS 1990; was see under INSURANCE, HEALTH 1985-89; was see INSURANCE, HEALTH 1984
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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27762
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Unique Identifier:
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D011243
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 LILACS
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