Las Vegas-based MountainView Hospital and the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Las Vegas have agreed to develop an expanded graduate medical education program to increase the number of physicians in the area.
Integration & Physician Issues
The American Medical Association will consider endorsing team-based care, but with some stipulations, this weekend as it convenes in Chicago for its annual meeting.
CMS is redistributing 27 Medicare residency slots made available after the closure of Long Beach (N.Y.) Medical Center.
By scouring online reviews of physician practices, individual physicians, clinics and hospitals, Vanguard Communications has ranked the nation's largest cities by physician reviews in its Happy Patient Index.
A new study examines the political behavior of American physicians in recent years, as the number of female physicians increased and the number of solo practitioners decreased, finding the political alignment shifted from predominantly Republican toward the Democrats.
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Through a new affiliation, Hagerstown, Md.-based Meritus Health patients now have access to the resources of UPMC CancerCenter in Pittsburgh, including treatment protocols, clinical trials and provider-to-provider consultations.
Physician recruitment has always been a competitive arena for hospitals and health systems, and it is poised to become more competitive as the supply of physicians dwindles. The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates that the nation will be short…
Most hospitals and health systems have examined some form of value-based payment model as a strategy to cut the bottom line while maintaining high quality care. Whether co-management, bundled payments or other shared savings programs, these models all attempt to…
AmSurg Corp., a Nashville, Tenn.-based company that acquires, develops and operates ambulatory surgery centers in partnership with physician groups, has agreed to acquire Sheridan Healthcare, a provider of outsourced physician services based in Sunrise, Fla., in a cash and stock…
Swedish Covenant Hospital has formed a partnership with the second oldest medical school in the U.K., St. George's, University of London, which will bring international medical students to the Chicago-based hospital.