More than half — 55.5 percent — of physicians think the insurance exchanges put in place under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have an unfavorable impact on their practices, according to a recent survey by the Medical…
Integration & Physician Issues
Southcoast Physicians Network, an association of more than 325 physicians and a member of New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health System, has extended its affiliation with the New England Quality Care Alliance, a network of physicians affiliated with Tufts Medical Center…
As healthcare in America transitions toward clinically integrated networks financially responsible for providing coordinated care, a critical element for health system success will be the level of true integration with physicians.
Hancock County Health System in Britt, Iowa, is offering $10,000 to anyone who refers a physician to the system and the physician is then hired, according to a report by The Globe Gazette.
Mercy Memorial Hospital System in Monroe, Mich., plans to launch an emergency medicine residency program next summer, according to a Bedford Now report.
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Marquette (Mich.) General Hospital has acquired Marquette-based Upper Michigan Cardiovascular Associates, a 12-physician group and the largest cardiology and vascular group practice in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Pharmacists in California will soon have an increased scope of practice, thanks to a new bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Nurse practitioners are among the most satisfied of all care providers, as 100 percent of NPs who responded to a survey indicated they had positive feelings about the profession, according to the "2013 Survey of Nurse Practitioners, Practice Trends and…
Value-based care is the future of healthcare delivery, and many hospitals and health systems have begun to shift their strategy toward this end. However, their success in this endeavor will rest significantly on how successfully they align physicians toward this…
The impact of HCAHPS on hospitals is being felt, and while always concerned with the patient experience, hospitals have significantly ramped up their efforts to ensure that they are providing both quality clinical care and exceptional patient experiences in measurable…