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"Managing
Your
Managed Care Contracts"
Ethical & Practical Implications of Provider Contracts
Mary
Alice Fisher, Ph.D.
3 CE Credits in Ethics
| | I.
Ethics Codes & Professional Standards | | | | | | Fees
& Reimbursement
Continuity of Care
Confidentiality & Disclosure
Informed
Consent | | | | | | | | | | | II.
Contracted Understandings | | | | | | Actual
Words vs Hidden Meanings & Unwritten Rules | | | | | | | | | | | III.
Practical Issues | | | | | | Fee
Setting; Private Fee Agreements
Appealing Adverse Decisions
Standards of
Care
One-Sided Indemnification
Reimbursement Limitations
Gag Clauses
Restrictive
Covenants
Term-Of-Contract Considerations
Causes for Termination of Contract
Performance
Evaluations | | | | | | | | | | | IV.
Ethical Implications & Pitfalls | | | | | | Informed
Consent Complications
Confidentiality Limitations
Capitations
& Other Financial Incentives
Ethical Responses to Potential
Liability Issues
Potential Abandonment Issues | | |
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Three (3) Continuing Education Credits (Ethics)
Approved by the Virginia Board of Psychology
- Provider
#0814000006
Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
- Provider # 886-40-7427
Approved through
Virginia Counselors Association [NBCC Approved Provider #2047]
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