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How do licensure certification registration and accreditation differ?

Licensure is a mandatory credentialing process established by law usually at the state level.


Certification is a voluntary credentialing process whereby applicants who meet specific requirements may receive a certificate.


Registration is a entry in a official record listing the names of people in q certain occupation who satisfied specific requirement.


Accreditation is the process by which health care practitioner edu programs health care facilities and managed care plans are officially authorized.

How are physicians licensed and regulated?

-A physicians license can be revoked or suspended if convicted of felony, unprofessional conduct or personal incapacity.


-Each states medical practice acts establish procedures for physicians, registered nurses and others also regulate the practice of medicine withing that state.

What is the health care team ?

Physicians and allied health care workers who have completed a course of study leading to licensure, certification or registration in one of the health care professions.

What are the different types of medical practice management systems?

Physician practicing alone or sole proprietor.


Group practice is when one or more physicians practice together.

What is managed care and how do the major managed care plans differ?

A system that combines financing administration and delivery of health care to provide medical services to subscribers for a prepaid fee.


Health maintenance organization (HMO) ^


Individual Practice Association- a type of HMO that contracts with groups of physicians who practice in their own offices (recieces a per member payment)


Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) - a network of Dependant physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers who contract with an insurance carrier to provide medical care at a discount rate to patient who are apart of the plan.


Physician-Hospital Organization (PHO) -A health care plan in which physicians join with hospitals to provide a medical care delivery system and contracts for insurance with a commercials carrier or HMO.