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Title: Competition: getting a fix on PPOs. Author: Kodner K. Journal: Hospitals; 1982 Nov 16; 56(22):59-60, 62-6. PubMed ID: 7129403. Abstract: Preferred provider organizations, or PPOs, are emerging in areas where competition is forcing providers to make trade-offs to keep their markets and their patients. The origins and likely future development of established PPOs can inform providers looking to initiate or join a PPO.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]