Hilo (Hawaii) Medical Center has received a $250,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare for its Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Primary Care Training Program.
Integration & Physician Issues
Healthcare reform efforts have made physician alignment and integration of upmost importance for the future success of hospitals and health systems, because reimbursement is now dependent, at least in part, on more performance-driven metrics. The following stories from the past…
Kennewick (Wash.) General Hospital started two physician residency programs in internal and family medicine in July, according to a Tri-City Herald report.
Hospitals and health systems nationwide are acquiring physician groups and integrating with them at a faster pace than in the past. This trend has left very few independent physicians in the U.S. — in fact, about 39 percent of physicians…
Rural hospitals and health systems face many challenges that similar organizations in large metropolitan areas do not, especially when it comes to physician recruitment. Physicians usually prefer to practice in large metro areas, making it difficult for rural hospitals to…
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Cincinnati-based Mercy Health has added 18 physicians to its team by formalizing its partnership with Wellington Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine, which has seven locations throughout the Cincinnati area.
Nurse practitioners in five states are demanding more responsibility and independence. Many physicians say their expanded role could risk patient safety, while others call that argument baseless.
The patient-centered medical home model has spread throughout the country as of late, riding on the promise of coordinated care and improved quality. And, according to a three-year study conducted by Philadelphia-based health insurer Independence Blue Cross, PCMHs do lead…
Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill discussed the FTC's policies surrounding accountable are organizations and antitrust laws at a recent speech in Washington, D.C., according to a National Law Review article.
Mount Sinai Medical Center's school of medicine in New York City has used generous mortgages for real estate in the city to attract some of its most-sought-after physicians, according to a New York Daily News report.