The critical key to your organization's current and future profitability relies upon your ability to obtain timely and reliable healthcare business information. There seems to be little rhyme or reason as to when and where capitation works. The following suggestions are for providers reexamining or entering into capitated arrangements. Look at the revenue from the HMOs .
Capitation often is lower than what it needs to be.
All too often the data by HMOs makes it very difficult to match revenue to individual members. Look at the viability of contract providers are signing . Examine the providers in the geographic area determined by the contract. Ensure control over physicians . As organizations look to get physicians to buy into the vision of the capitated contract, they need to remember physicians are more likely to buy in if they are provided with accurate and timely data.