"Capitation Fee" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A method of payment for health services in which an individual or institutional provider is paid a fixed, per capita amount without regard to the actual number or nature of services provided to each patient.
| Descriptor ID |
D002204
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.442.090
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| Concept/Terms |
Capitation Fee- Capitation Fee
- Fee, Capitation
- Capitation Fees
- Fees, Capitation
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Capitation Fee" by people in Profiles.
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Risk-adjusted capitation in an era of personalized medicine: a dangerous opportunity to bend the health care cost curve. Med Care. 2012 Aug; 50(8):633-4.
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Economic winners and losers after introduction of an effective new therapy depend on the type of payment system. Am J Manag Care. 1997 May; 3(5):743-9.
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Health care organization and incentives under emerging models of elderly health care. J Health Hum Serv Adm. 1997; 19(4):410-24.
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A national survey of the arrangements managed-care plans make with physicians. N Engl J Med. 1995 Dec 21; 333(25):1678-83.