Integrated delivery system
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An integrated delivery system (IDS) is a network of health care organizations under a parent holding company.[1] Some IDS have an HMO component. Others are a network of only physicians, or of physicians and hospitals. Thus, the term is used broadly to define an organization that provides a continuum of health care services.[2] There is some discussion over the efficiency and sustainability of IDS.[3][4] Integrated delivery systems are one example of the emergence of managed care organizations in the United States.
[edit] See also
- Independent practice association
- Management services organization
- Physician-hospital organization
- Physician practice management company
[edit] References
- ^ Health Care Terms Glossary. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Evashwick C, Meadors A (1994). Defining integrated delivery systems 31-2. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
- ^ Do integrated delivery systems do it better?. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Integrated systems improve medical care, control costs, according to Enthoven. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
