title: CentMass IPA states its case for capitation.
abstract: CentMass Association of Physicians, Leominster, MA, is gathering data to demonstrate that physicians reimbursed under capitation are more effective in holding down costs and increasing quality than their fee-for-service counterparts.
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration; D019468:Disease Management; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D020445:Hospitalists; D006801:Humans; D007193:Independent Practice Associations / Q000191:economics*; D008404:Massachusetts; D010820:Physicians; D014600:Utilization Review