title: Capitation and orthopedic services.
abstract: One method of regulating healthcare costs is through capitaiton--a per-member per-month reimbursement to the provider of services. While there are many different entities affected by the capitation process, this article focuses predominantly on the hospital side of the equation as it relates to the delivery of orthopedic services.
authors.affiliation: HBO and Co., San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Rosenstein
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D003363:Cost Control; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000191:economics*; D010343:Patient Admission; D010351:Patient Discharge; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States