Exclusive Provider Organization
An EPO is a form of PPO, in which patients must visit a caregiver that is specified on its panel of providers (is a participating provider). If a visit to an outside(not participating) provider is made the EPO offers very limited or no coverage for the medical service; (2) While similar to a PPO in that an EPO allows patients to go outside the network for care, if they do so in an EPO, they are required to pay the entire cost of care. An EPO differs from an HMO in that EPO physicians do not receive capitation but instead are reimbursed only for actual services provided; (3) An organization identical to a preferred provider organization except that persons enrolled in the plan are eligible to receive benefits only when they use the services of the contracting providers. No benefits are available when non-contracting providers are used, except in certain emergency situations.
Exclusive Provider Organizations in Wichita, KS
Allergist & Immunologist
Dr. Thomas F. Rosenberg is an Allergist & Immunologist in Wichita, KS
with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating conditions that affect the immune system.
As an Allergist & Immunologist, Thomas F. Rosenberg, MD performs
therapies to treat conditions like asthma, allergic reactions, and immune system disorders. Allergy & Immunology is
concerned with addressing the causes and treating the symptoms of immune deficiencies and hypersensitivities. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Allergists & Immunologists include allergic conjunctivitis, gastroenteritis, eczema, immune deficiencies, organ transplants, asthma, and allergic reactions to pollen, mold, food, drugs, and insect stings.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Allergists & Immunologists
include allergy testing, allergy injection treatment, prescribing medication, and referring patients to other specialists as needed.
An allergist-immunologist is trained in evaluation, physical and laboratory diagnosis, and management of disorders involving the immune system. Selected examples of such conditions include asthma, anaphylaxis, rhinitis, eczema, and adverse reactions to drugs, foods, and insect stings as well as immune deficiency diseases (both acquired and congenital), defects in host defense, and problems related to autoimmune disease, organ transplantation, or malignancies of the immune system.
Allergists Immunologists in Wichita, KS
