St. Louis-based SSM Health Care and Dean Health Systems in Madison, Wis., finalized their merger Sept. 1 after receiving all necessary regulatory approvals.
Integration & Physician Issues
A bill that would allow nurse practitioners in California to practice without direct physician supervision has failed in a legislature committee, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Many cardiology practices are facing a succession crisis and either don't realize it, haven't acknowledged it or perhaps worse aren't willing to change to fix it. Absent a formal plan, the default strategy becomes simple: Throw the keys on a…
The concept of physician-hospital alignment, also referred to as integration, has captured the healthcare industry's attention for nearly 25 years, since the earliest initiatives were launched in the early 1990s. Many transactions have occurred since then, mostly to accomplish market…
St. Luke's University Health Network, a six-hospital system based in Bethlehem, Pa., and Highmark Health Services have partnered to form a patient-centered medical home program.
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Family medicine and general internal medicine are the top two most-recruited medical specialties, according Merritt Hawkins' 2013 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.
Whether hospitals and health systems are ready for value-based contracts or not, the proliferation of those contracts cannot be denied.
Columbus-based OhioHealth has acquired Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgical Specialists, a six-physician group in Columbus.
In an era of physician shortages and value-based purchasing, retaining a core group of engaged providers is paramount. When a physician leaves, recruiting a replacement can be difficult and costly. "A lot of money, resources and effort go into recruiting…
Over the last decade, physicians' practice preferences have changed. Largely, fewer physicians are seeking independent practice, now preferring to become employed by a large medical group, hospital or health system.