title: IPAs improve utilization control with blended RVU/contact cap plan.
abstract: A Phoenix healthcare consultant has devised a way of helping specialists succeed financially under capitation contracts by combining cap payments with changes in internal RVU rates.
mesh_terms: D001130:Arizona; D002204:Capitation Fee; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D007193:Independent Practice Associations / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D015895:Relative Value Scales; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D014600:Utilization Review