Managing the termination of a hospital system from your provider network: a case study.
In 1992, a decision was reached by Medica Choice, a large open-access HMO with over 350,000 members, to terminate their contact with a large five-hospital system. In this article, the authors discuss the details of this termination, identify the organizational strategies for successfully managing the contract termination of a major hospital system from a health plan's provider network, attempt to identify the possible pitfalls in managing such a transition, and offer suggested guidelines for tactical planning for similar situations.
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Medica, Minneapolis, MN.
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D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008910:Minnesota; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017008:Negotiating; D010934:Planning Techniques