Integration & Physician Issues

Wareham (Mass.) Orthopedic Associates has joined Southcoast Physicians Group, a part of the New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health System, according to The Wareham Courier.

Billings (Mont.) Clinic is developing its own internal-medicine residency program, according to a report by The Billings Gazette.

A recent white paper from Coker Group describes five possible arrangements for clinically integrated networks, depending on the entity that is driving the model — at least in the beginning of the CIN's existence.

More than one-third of consumers would be willing to change primary care physicians to save on insurance premiums, according to a survey by HealthPocket.

Downers Grove, Ill.-based DuPage Medical Group, a multispecialty group with more than 370 physicians, has reached an agreement with M&M Orthopaedics to acquire the Chicagoland 26-physician group.

Two physician groups in Colorado have formed an independent physicians association, according to a report by The Colorado Springs Gazette.

Mercy Hospital Joplin (Mo.) and the University of Missouri School of Medicine have reopened a medical student training site that was destroyed when a deadly tornado hit Joplin in May 2011, according to the MU School of Medicine.

When small or solo physician practices are given practice redesign and embedded care management support, they are more likely to improve care quality and efficiency when transitioning to a patient-centered medical home, according to study results published in the Journal…

Rapid change has reshaped healthcare markets nationwide with more still to come as key provisions of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act roll out over the next few years. Central to the transformation that is underway is accelerated hospital consolidation.…

Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System has added two medical practices to its Pioneer accountable care organization.