Indianapolis-based Marian University is opening the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine in August, the first medical school to open in Indiana in more than a century, according to a report by Inside Indiana Business.
Integration & Physician Issues
Converting a physician practice into a patient-centered medical home is no easy task. So why should groups consider going through the process? Yvette Crabtree, MD, a physician partner from Sunflower Medical Group, a privately owned physician group in the Kansas…
The American Nurses Association has recommended to CMS that health insurers seeking to offer plans on state health insurance exchanges need to include a certain number of advanced practice registered nurses in the plan's network to qualify for the exchange.
Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Mass., has assumed ownership of the Marino Center for Integrative Health's Cambridge location effective July 1. Meanwhile, Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Mass., has acquired Marino's Wellesley, Mass., center effective June 1.
Springfield, Mass.-based Pioneer Valley Urology is closing its Greenfield, Mass.-based office, according to a report by The Recorder.
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Primary care practices operating as medical homes in southeastern Pennsylvania reduced hospital costs by 44 percent over three years for diabetic patients, according to an Independence Blue Cross study.
When it comes to reducing healthcare costs, physicians are most enthusiastic about promoting a care continuum and eliminating fraud, according to a new survey published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Most physicians say they aren't familiar with significant aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a survey by LocumTenens.com.
Braintree, Mass.-based New England Quality Care Alliance, a network of physicians affiliated with Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children in Boston, announced that Healthcare South has signed a five-year affiliation to join the network.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey announced its 2012 Patient-Centered Medical Home Program has improved quality and reduced costs for its participating members.