Risk management in an IPA setting--Part II.
In the first part of this two-part article, the author explored the nature and significance of differences in the levels of risk in IPA and network managed care settings. In this concluding part of the article, he describes and assesses methods that may be undertaken by the IPA-model HMO to control and minimize risk elements. In short, what follows are the elements of a risk management program in such an environment.
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