UnitedHealthcare has announced a second round of physicians will be removed from the company's Medicare Advantage plan on Sept. 1, according to an article in St. Louis Today.
Integration & Physician Issues
According to the Merritt Hawkins' 2014 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives, hospital-employed settings account for 64 percent of physician and advanced practitioner searches.
Amidst the looming expiration of federal funding for teaching hospitals, the United States is expected to need 52,000 more primary care physicians by 2025, according to a report in USA Today.
More than 40 percent of medical practice executives are planning to informally integrate their practice with other healthcare organizations, according to research released by the Medical Group Management Association.
Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women has added Fawn Lewis, MD, as the hospital system's first general pediatric surgeon, according to an article in the Memphis Daily News.
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Here are eight statistics on independent physicians who are considering selling their practices and some of the pressures they face, according to CareCloud's "Practice Profitability Index" report.
How a Hospital Quality and Efficiency Program can lead to ACO success
According to an article in the Statesman Journal, Portland (Ore.) State University and Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University Hospital opened a $300 million building Thursday that includes a 12-story tower and five-story section with lecture halls, labs and simulated…
Physicians who earn an MBA in healthcare management in addition to their medical degree report that their dual training has provided such benefits as career acceleration, professional flexibility, and credibility in multidisciplinary domains.
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