Many healthcare observers are showing increased support for the implementation of complex care management teams as an effective means for reducing the cost of care to the small proportion of patients with chronic, complex diseases, according to a recent article…
Integration & Physician Issues
CMS announced last week it will provide up to $840 million over four years to 150,000 clinicians to share, adapt and develop quality improvement strategies as part of its Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative, according to a statement from CMS.
DeKalb, Ill.-based KishHealth System will triple the size of its physician group division in 2015 with the purchase of DeKalb Clinic in Sycamore, Ill., according to a report from The MidWeek.
Torrance, Calif.-based HealthCare Partners, a division of the dialysis and population health giant DaVita HealthCare Partners, will acquire Colorado Springs (Colo.) Health Partners, the company announced Wednesday.
Denver-based Healthgrades has released a data-driven search engine to find and compare physicians based on standardized measures, according to a statement from the company.
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Pittsburgh-based UPMC has acquired Tri Rivers Surgical Associates in McCandless, Pa. through a joint venture with Butler (Pa.) Health System, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
The following three stories, published in the last three months, cover different aspects of physician alignment and integration with hospitals and health systems.
Inpatient utilization was flat or declined in the first half of 2014 for 68 percent of Kaufman Hall's nonprofit hospitals, while outpatient utilization increased, according to a recent survey conducted by Kaufman Hall.
The majority of physicians believe medical marijuana should be nationally legalized and that it can offer patients real benefits, according to a 2014 survey by WebMD and Medscapes. Currently, medical marijuana is legal in 23 states and Washington, D.C.