Integration & Physician Issues

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.

St. Peter's Health Partners in Albany, N.Y. has announced three independent urologic physician practices will join St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates, a multispecialty group that is a full affiliate corporation of SPHP.

The number of medical school graduates who match to a family medicine residency position grew for the fourth consecutive year in 2013, according to the annual residency census conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Between 2005 and 2012, the number of physicians who accepted new Medicare patients rose from 87.9 percent to 90.7 percent, according to a report from the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

Physicians in ELMCARE, a physician hospital organization affiliated with Elmhurst (Ill.) Memorial Hospital, have agreed to join Illinois Health Partners, a joint venture between Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., and DuPage Medical Group, a multispecialty practice in DuPage County, Ill.,…

A unique partnership between Johnson & Wales University in Providence (R.I.) and Tulane University's medical school in New Orleans puts medical school students and culinary school students together to learn about nutrition. The program was recently highlighted in a Rhode…

If recently introduced legislation passes in Illinois, physicians will have to verify their academic, employment and disciplinary records through an independent service before being given a license in the state, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Longmont (Colo.) United Hospital has signed a letter of intent to purchase Longmont Clinic, according to a Longmont Times-Call report.