Background/rationale: In the private sector, PPOs and point-of-service.    From Wordnik.com.  [Presidential Plan To Modernize And Strengthen Medicare] Reference

And because patients are guaranteed a point-of-service option in every plan, physicians will know that patients will be able to seek them out.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Health Plan Chapter 8 Choice] Reference

The program offers an assortment of health plans from which to choose, including fee-for-service, point-of-service, and health maintenance organizations (HMOs).    From Wordnik.com.  [Senator Joe Lieberman: Recession Not a Good Time for Health Care Reform] Reference

Fee-for-service is dying and point-of-service will vanish, too, in the view of Tom Beauregard, a health-care specialist with the consulting firm Hewitt Associates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health Care Report Cards] Reference

Every plan, even the most structured HMO, must offer at the very least a point-of-service option which enables you to go see a physician of your choice at any time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Analysis Of New Republic Article On Health Care Reform] Reference

All types of health plans -- including health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations (PPOs) and point-of-service plans (POS) -- showed this increase.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bush Covering Uninsured Americans With More Failed Policies] Reference

Interesting analogy: health sciences, which is almost entirely a “point-of-service” community that reacts to people coming in the door, with no coherent forecasting service.    From Wordnik.com.  [2009 May 26 | Serendipity] Reference

HMSA, a point-of-service plan (high option) in Hawaii.    From Wordnik.com.  [FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten] Reference

Someone with diabetes or another chronic condition may want a point-of-service.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. News] Reference

The development and implementation of what we call our "next-gen point-of-service" system.    From Wordnik.com.  [InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs] Reference

Microsoft is No. 1 in store systems, in terms of retail point-of-service operating systems.    From Wordnik.com.  [ Global Press Release Distribution] Reference

Microsoft announced six brief white papers about its Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 for point-of-service systems.    From Wordnik.com.  [WindowsForDevices.com] Reference

The case manager works in partnership with the physician at the point-of-service to influence practice decisions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

While the Wausau implementation proceeded, First National began evaluating point-of-service check capture devices.    From Wordnik.com.  [BankTech - All Stories]

From high deductible to point-of-service to health-savings accounts, the options can be overwhelming - and expensive.    From Wordnik.com.  [News from www.rep-am.com] Reference

But just for the record, I technically do not need a referral because my insurance has a pay at point-of-service option.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autism Hub] Reference

Line of business applications use Windows Embedded in thin clients, kiosks, medical equipment, and point-of-service devices.    From Wordnik.com.  [MSDN Blogs] Reference

Finally, the point-of-service plan works much like a preferred provider plan, except that you must choose a primary provider.    From Wordnik.com.  [eHow - Health How To's] Reference

BSP enables rich experience for low-power, portable devices, perfect for point-of-service, industrial and consumer user interfaces.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to PPD and Microsoft to Deliver Innovative REMS Solution Based on Microsoft Technologies] Reference

Typical applications for the 1529L with APR include point-of-sale, point-of-service, loyalty systems and kiosk information systems.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Gadgeteer] Reference

This chart from the consulting firm shows the average cost for HMO plans, point-of-service plans and preferred provider organizations.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

DT Research featured a variety of products including its digital signage solutions, mobile tablets and new handheld point-of-service devices.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Free transactions also are available at point-of-service counters that accept Visa, such as grocery stores, drug stores and convenience stores.    From Wordnik.com.  [Illinois IGNN: Main State Page News] Reference

POSReady 2009 is a flexible operating system designed to seamlessly connect point-of-service solutions with peripherals, servers, and services.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference

The groups employ 35,000 physicians who care for 6.2 million people enrolled in commercial health maintenance organizations and point-of-service plans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

The program offers an assortment of health plans from which to choose, including fee-for-service, point-of-service, and health maintenance organizations.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Whether your retail business needs fully integrated or distributed point-of-service hardware, ITEK's POS know-how provides the right solution every time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Retail Solutions Online Products] Reference

The federal plans - including point-of-service, HMOs and consumer-driven options - mirror those offered by large private employers via the usual insurers.    From Wordnik.com.  [t r u t h o u t] Reference

Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 is a flexible operating system designed to seamlessly connect point-of-service solutions with peripherals, servers, and services.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference

Designed to provide easy, reliable and unmatched bar code scanning performance for fixed-mount applications, including self-service kiosks and point-of-service.    From Wordnik.com.  [Random feeds from Syndic8.com] Reference

The public sector lender also planned to deploy six lakh point-of-service (PoS) terminals during the next five years across rural and urban areas, Mr. Bhatt said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference

Oct. 27, 2007 - A ranking for U.S. health maintenance organizations and point-of-service plans was released today, which includes plans that serve Medicare and Medicaid.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Epson is one of the world's leading manufacturers of highly reliable point-of-service technology, including printers, precision printing mechanisms and digital image scanners.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

For instance, physicians and hospitals require record-keeping technology and point-of-service technologies, such as notebook tablets for data entry into e-health record systems.    From Wordnik.com.  [Concurring Opinions] Reference

Some employers allow their employees to choose between an HMO, or health maintenance organization; a POS, or point-of-service plan; or a PPO, or a preferred provider organization.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dollar Stretcher Featured Content] Reference

Reneeis a point-of-service clerk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jamaica Gleaner Online] Reference

POS (point-of-service plan) - the plan pays some of the cost of out-of-network care.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. News] Reference

But that right -- known as a "point-of-service" option -- will always be there, even in HMOs.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Health Plan Chapter 8 Choice] Reference