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'''Fee-for-service''' is a standard business model where services are unbundled and paid for separately. |
'''Fee-for-service''' ('''FFS''') is a standard business model where services are unbundled and paid for separately. |
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In the health insurance and the [[health care]] industries, FFS occurs when [[physician|doctor]]s and other [[health profession|health care providers]] receive a fee for each service such as an office visit, test, procedure, or other health care service.<ref name="FEHB">[http://www.opm.gov/insure/glossary/index.asp FEHB Glossary.] Retrieved May 31, 2006.</ref> FFS [[health insurance]] plans typically allow [[patient]]s to obtain care from doctors or hospitals of their choosing,<ref name="FEHB"/> but in return for this flexibility they may pay higher [[copayment]]s or [[deductible]]s.<ref name="IW">[http://www.investorwords.com/5569/fee_for_service.html InvestorWords.com: "fee-for-service".] Retrieved May 31, 2006.</ref> Patients frequently pay providers directly for services, then submit claims to their insurance company for reimbursement.<ref name="IW"/> Evidence suggests [[primary care physician]]s who are paid under a FFS model "provide a higher quantity of primary care services" when compared to those paid under [[Capitation (healthcare)|capitation]] or a salary.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Gosden T, Forland F, Kristiansen IS, ''et al.'' |title=Capitation, salary, fee-for-service and mixed systems of payment: effects on the behaviour of primary care physicians |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume= |issue=3 |pages=CD002215 |year=2000 |pmid=10908531 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD002215 |url=}}</ref> |
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In real estate, the fee-for-service model of paying a [[broker]] provides an alternative to paying commission. In the fee-for service pricing model, a broker may charge for showing trips or other services.<ref>ABout.com Real Estate Business definitions http://realestate.about.com/od/df/g/deffeeforsvc.htm</ref> |
In real estate, the fee-for-service model of paying a [[broker]] provides an alternative to paying commission. In the fee-for service pricing model, a broker may charge for showing trips or other services.<ref>ABout.com Real Estate Business definitions http://realestate.about.com/od/df/g/deffeeforsvc.htm</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Bundled payment]] |
* [[Bundled payment]] |
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* [[Capitation (healthcare)]] |
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Revision as of 13:45, 21 April 2011
Fee-for-service (FFS) is a standard business model where services are unbundled and paid for separately.
In the health insurance and the health care industries, FFS occurs when doctors and other health care providers receive a fee for each service such as an office visit, test, procedure, or other health care service.[1] FFS health insurance plans typically allow patients to obtain care from doctors or hospitals of their choosing,[1] but in return for this flexibility they may pay higher copayments or deductibles.[2] Patients frequently pay providers directly for services, then submit claims to their insurance company for reimbursement.[2] Evidence suggests primary care physicians who are paid under a FFS model "provide a higher quantity of primary care services" when compared to those paid under capitation or a salary.[3]
In real estate, the fee-for-service model of paying a broker provides an alternative to paying commission. In the fee-for service pricing model, a broker may charge for showing trips or other services.[4]
References
- ^ a b FEHB Glossary. Retrieved May 31, 2006.
- ^ a b InvestorWords.com: "fee-for-service". Retrieved May 31, 2006.
- ^ Gosden T, Forland F, Kristiansen IS; et al. (2000). "Capitation, salary, fee-for-service and mixed systems of payment: effects on the behaviour of primary care physicians". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (3): CD002215. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD002215. PMID 10908531.
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