title: Getting ready for professional-risk capitation.
abstract: California has long stood as the harbinger for things to come to the rest of the health care nation. Based on research in the state, Maurice Penner warns physician group managers to begin developing a geographically-diverse and credentialed network of physicians to attract the coming hoards of managed care plans. Compensation under capitation, he adds, is worth some advance planning.
authors.affiliation: College of Professional Studies, University of San Francisco, CA 94117, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Penner
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002204:Capitation Fee; D003406:Credentialing; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D007193:Independent Practice Associations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review