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MeSH Heading: Fee-for-Service Plans
Tree Number(s): N03.219.442.195; N03.219.521.710.305.090; N04.452.758.745.225
Unique ID: D018588
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018588
Scope Note: Method of charging whereby a physician or other practitioner bills for each encounter or service rendered. In addition to physicians, other health care professionals are reimbursed via this mechanism. Fee-for-service plans contrast with salary, per capita, and prepayment systems, where the payment does not change with the number of services actually used or if none are used. (From Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)
Entry Term(s): Fee for Service; Fee-for-Service, Medical; Fees for Service; Reimbursement, Fee-for-Service
Previous Indexing: Fees, Medical (1969-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95; FEE FOR SERVICE, MEDICAL was see FEES, MEDICAL 1982-94
Online Note: use FEES, MEDICAL to search FEE FOR SERVICE, MEDICAL 1982-94
History Note: 95; FEE FOR SERVICE, MEDICAL was see FEES, MEDICAL 1982-94
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/07/06
Revision Date: 1999/11/08

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Concept UI: M0027864
Scope Note: Method of charging whereby a physician or other practitioner bills for each encounter or service rendered. In addition to physicians, other health care professionals are reimbursed via this mechanism. Fee-for-service plans contrast with salary, per capita, and prepayment systems, where the payment does not change with the number of services actually used or if none are used. (From Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)
Terms: Fee-for-Service Plans Preferred Term
Term UI T055319
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Fees for Service
Term UI T055321
Date07/06/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Fee for Service
Term UI T055320
Date12/14/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995)

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