UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco has signed a letter of intent to form an integrated system with Pacific Partners Management Services and San Mateo, Calif.-based Individual Practice Association Medical Group of Santa Clara County, according to a San Francisco…
Integration & Physician Issues
New legislation, introduced in both the House and Senate Tuesday by Hawaii's Congressional delegation, would fund preventive healthcare training for students who would provide treatment for patients living in underserved, rural areas.
St. Louis-based Catholic health system SSM Health Care announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Dean Health Systems, a physician-owned, for-profit multispecialty group based in Madison, Wis.
Coordinated care delivery models have taken the healthcare industry by storm, with patient-centered medical homes and accountable care organizations becoming more popular with hospitals, health systems and large physician groups trying to provide high-quality care at a lower cost.
Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, Calif., is starting an osteopathic residency program geared toward family and internal medicine and orthopedics, according to a Ventura County Star report.
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Here are four ways hospital leaders can start building positive relationships with affiliated physicians, based on articles published in the past month.
Centerstone Health Partners, a subsidiary of Nashville, Tenn.-based Centerstone, a behavioral healthcare provider, and Unity Physician Partners, an integrated healthcare provider, have formed a joint venture that will establish integrated care clinics to provide physical and behavioral health services to…
Members of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin have proposed a legislative agenda that would help end the nation's growing physician shortage, according to a Silicon India News report.
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network and Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., have partnered to create an accelerated nursing degree program to increase the number of registered nurses in Indiana.