Book offers capitation management tips

A new book written by experts on capitation offers tips on providing quality care at a lower costs, managing financial risk more efficiently, and making the transition from fee-for-service to risk-sharing arrangements.

The Capitation Sourcebook: A Practical Guide to Managing At-Risk Arrangements, details ways providers have found to use capitation to be more effective.

The 644-page book costs $159 and is available from Boland Healthcare, 1551 Solano Ave., 2nd Floor, Berkeley, CA 94707. Telephone: (510) 524-4521. Fax: (510) 524-4607. E-mail boland@vdn. com.