Definition: A partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity that enters into an arrangement for the provision of services with persons who are licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, and dentistry, and with other care personnel. Under an IPA arrangement, licensed professional persons provide services through the entity in accordance with a mutually accepted compensation arrangement, while retaining their private practices. Services under the IPA are marketed through a prepaid health plan. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)
DF: IPA
Other names Individual Practice Associations; IPA (Independent Practice Association); Practice Associations, Individual; Practice Associations, Independent; Individual Practice Association; Independent Practice Association; IPAs (Individual Practice Association); IPAs (Independent Practice Association); Associations, Individual Practice; Associations, Independent Practice; Practice Association, Individual; Practice Association, Independent; IPA (Individual Practice Association); Association, Individual Practice; Association, Independent Practice
