It should not be surprising that the realignment of the industry, merging formerly competing entities, has not been a smooth course. Participants in integration efforts — whether from physician practices or from hospital administrations, experience significant and unanticipated difficulty in…
Integration & Physician Issues
Providing care in a coordinated model, such as an accountable care organization, requires a lot of data. “The success of the model depends upon data,” says Gary Palgon, the vice president of healthcare solutions at Liaison Healthcare. “The more data…
A hospital is only as good as the care it provides, and no hospital renders quality care to a patient without the leadership of a quality physician. However, the current and predicted 20 percent physician shortage in the next two…
Proctor Hospital in Peoria, Ill., will sell its primary care practices to Peoria-based OSF Healthcare Systems, according to a Peoria Journal Star report.
Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan has entered a three-year shared savings agreement with UnitedHealthcare, according to an AP/Boston Globe report.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health Care have inked a four-year agreement under which the payor will provide UMass physicians with a global budget to care for Blue Cross HMO members, according to a…
The acquisition of independent physician groups and subsequent employment of physicians by hospitals and health systems continues to occur at a frequent place. Here, Tom Mallon, CEO and founder of Regent Surgical Health, shares his thoughts on two key related…
Indiana is set to have 88 percent more medical students next fall, due to Indianapolis-based Indiana University School of Medicine's expanded enrollment and the inaugural class at Marian University's College of Osteopathic Medicine in Indianapolis, according to an Indianapolis Business…
Just 60 percent of physicians are willing to participate in an accountable care arrangement, leaving 40 percent still unwilling to participate, according to a recent survey conducted by LocumTenens.com, a physician staffing firm.
The Health Care Leadership Institute Executive Series presented by BestPractices, an affiliate of EmCare, recently held a day-long educational event for hospital executives in Chicago. Presenters included Chuck Lauer, former publisher of Modern Healthcare; Thom Mayer, MD, founder and CEO…