Student loan forgiveness for physicians in New Jersey is a possibility, as a bill detailing a proposed program has been sent to the state senate, according to a report by The Star-Ledger.
Integration & Physician Issues
For most hospitals and health systems lacking one, building a clinically integrated network is a main strategic priority moving forward, according to Max Reiboldt, president and CEO of Coker Group. "I rarely go to a client these days where it…
Crystal Lake, Ill.-based Centegra Health System has acquired Surgical Associates of Fox Valley, a five-surgeon practice in Crystal Lake, effective Oct. 1.
St. Mary's Health System in Athens, Ga., and Gwinnett Medical System in Lawrenceville, Ga., have been awarded funds to help them create residency programs, according to a report by The Augusta Chronicle.
Among all hospitals, physicians and provider organizations, there is one resonating goal right now: "making the health system work better for everyone," said Miles Snowden, MD, CMO of Optum.
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Seven CHRISTUS Health hospitals in Texas and Louisiana have contracted with hospitalist-staffing organization Sound Physicians, for hospitalist services.
Jim Skogsbergh, CEO of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care, spoke to The Advisory Board about his approach to clinical integration.
Just days after announcing its closure, Valley Gastroenterology of Southwest Virginia in Salem confirmed its physicians will be joining Carilion Clinic Gastroenterology in Roanoke and forming a new fellowship program, according to The Roanoke Star.
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point in Hudson, Fla., plans to start an internal medicine residency program in July 2014. The American Osteopathic Association recently approved the program.
A patient-centered medical home-like model implemented in a teaching clinic produced positive effects on patient and resident physician satisfaction, but had no effect on emergency department or hospital use, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.