While the physician shortage is definitely a national issue — the Association of American Medical Colleges has estimated the nation will be short 91,500 physicians by 2020 — some cities are feeling the shortage more than others.
Integration & Physician Issues
The following are five questions hospital executives should consider before acquiring a physician practice, provided by Rudd Kierstead of DGA Partners.
Effective clinical integration will be required of healthcare organizations as efforts to move to value-based reimbursement and population health come to fruition.
Patients seeking care from a primary care physician in Massachusetts are in for a long wait: It takes an average of 39 days for new patients to get an appointment with a family practice physician and 50 days for a…
North Hollywood, Calif.-based IPC The Hospitalist Company has acquired the assets of three hospitalist groups that make up Mission, Texas-based THG: THG The Hospitalist Group LP, The Hospitalist Management Group and MD @ Home.
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Best practices on how to align the new physician workforce
When physicians are able to provide high-quality care to their patients, they are more likely to be satisfied, according to a new RAND Corporation study sponsored by the American Medical Association.
Los-Angeles based UCLA Health System has signed a letter of intent to take over six outpatient clinics belonging to the Motion Picture and Television Fund, a charity that provides services for workers in the entertainment industry.
Recruiting physicians can be a daunting task, and some hospitals and health systems choose to hire a physician recruitment firm to assist in the process.