Physician Hospital Organization. A PO joins with the hospital to have bargaining clout with insurers.
Primary Health Organisation – PHO's are community based organisations of health care professionals who provide first level health care to their local people. The organisations are made up of general medical practices including doctors, practise nurses, physiotherapists etc and other health promotional services. The Ministry of Health web site provides a list of all PHO
Physician Hospital Organizations (PHO) are physician and hospital joint ventures typically organized to attract members from HMOs and self-insured employers.
Primary Health organisation nominated to deliver primary health care under the core strategy.
(Physician Hospital Organization): An organizational entity that is formed between hospitals and physicians that allows for cooperative activity, while allowing for a level of independence to the participating parties. The PHO functions as a contracting representative in negotiations with HMOs and other MCOs.
An organization that has contractual arrangements with a hospital or hospitals and physicians with the basic purpose of entering into managed care contracts to provide services to enrollees of the plan.
PHYSICIAN HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION. An arrangement between a hospital and physicians to pursue managed care contracts. A PHO fosters mutual interests while allowing for some autonomy. In a physician hospital organization, physicians retain ownership of their practices.
A PHO consists of a hospital and physicians in individual and group practices who are organized for the purpose of contracting with managed care organizations. Several plans may be available that offer the PHO panel of physicians and the participating hospital for inpatient and outpatient services.