Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown and Hiram (Ohio) College have forged a new partnership to identify and recruit high-achieving liberal arts students who want to pursue a medical degree and provide primary care services or serve medically underserved populations.
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Mayo Regional Hospital based in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, announced it had finished its purchase of 5,100-square-foot Corinth (Maine) Family Medicine building from Bangor-based Sunbury Medical Associates and will reopen the facility March 18 once renovations are complete.
Attributing patients to an accountable care organization retrospectively may be more beneficial than prospective attribution, according to a study in Health Affairs.
New Bern, N.C.-based CarolinaEast Health System has acquired an ear, nose and throat practice, adding four physicians to the system's ranks, according to a Sun Journal report.
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Iowa in Cedar Falls has partnered with Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa to launch an accountable care organization.
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The following deals between hospitals and physicians, including acquisitions, affiliations, leasing arrangements and joint ventures, occurred within the last two months, starting with the most recent.
Many health systems behind CMS' 32 Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations disagree with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's approach to quality measurement and are demanding changes to the Pioneer program, according to a Washington Post report.
Urology Inc., a urology practice in Fall River, Mass., has joined New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Physician Group.
The trend of hospitals and health systems acquiring physician practices and employing physicians has surged in popularity recently. The nation's ranks of independent physicians shrunk from being 57 percent of physicians in 2000 to just 39 percent in 2012 and…
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has partnered with MissionPoint Health Partners, St. Thomas Health's accountable care organization in Nashville, Tenn., to create a product for self-funded employer groups built around the ACO.