title: Manage Medicaid populations under risk contracts.
abstract: This is the first of a series on how PHOs, IPAs, and other provider groups can manage a population of patients, particularly when involved in risk contracting. The first stories focus on the Medicaid population. Look in September's issue for stories about how to establish disease management guidelines for a general population.
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D003120:Colorado; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D019468:Disease Management; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007193:Independent Practice Associations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D020414:Risk Sharing, Financial; D013221:State Health Plans; D014481:United States