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Integration & Physician Issues
Swedish Medical Group, a division of Seattle-based Swedish Health Services with nearly 900 providers in more than 100 clinics, has acquired Edmonds, Wash.-based Children's Clinic of South Snohomish County.
The shortage of primary care physicians is set to worsen in the coming years, as the U.S. population grows older, increasing demand, and a fewer physicians choose to enter internal medicine and family medicine, diminishing capacity.
A new study published in Health Affairs sheds light on the demands America's healthcare providers will face through 2025 in light of expanded coverage and more elderly patients.
Cleveland Clinic will acquire Ohio Cancer Specialists, a cancer treatment center based in Mansfield, Ohio.
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While co-management agreements between physicians and hospitals are usually successful, hospitals should be on the lookout for one major pitfall.
Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health recently donated $50,000 to the Iowa Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program, according to a Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier report.
Small, rural hospitals take a very different approach to physician alignment than their large, urban counterparts, according to new survey data from Kurt Salmon and the Community Hospital 100.
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Detroit, has signed an agreement to join Flint, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care, creating the largest cancer research and provider network in the state.
While applicants to medical schools have skyrocketed to their highest numbers ever, there is still a lack of residency spots available for training physicians, according to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.