Physician groups that publicly reported performance on quality measures were motivated to improve performance, according to a study in Health Affairs.
Integration & Physician Issues
Primary care in the U.S. needs to be redesigned to attract new physicians and improve patient care, according to a commentary in Health Affairs.
Accountable care organization metrics, which have been developed by Medicare, commercial payors and the National Committee for Quality Assurance, can be divided into six main categories, according to a new MedeAnalytics research report.
Physicians from The Family Physicians Group PC in Memphis, Tenn., have split their health system affiliations between Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, both based in Memphis, according to a Memphis Business Journal report.
Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Health Systems and Clark & Daughtrey Medical Group, P.A., have signed a letter of intent to merge.
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Fairfax, Va.-based Inova and Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., have formed a joint venture to create Pediatric Specialists of Virginia, LLC, an outpatient pediatric specialty practice.
The American Medical Association says the following 10 questions can help physicians, practice staff and other medical group administrators assess and improve patient experience at their practices.
The concept of accountable care organizations — of payors and care providers working together to achieve the triple aim of lowering healthcare costs while improving the quality of care and patient outcomes — has mainly been focused on primary care…
Nurse practitioner practice opportunities are limited not only by scope-of-care laws but also by payor policies, according to a new study conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change for the National Institute for Health Care Reform.
The California Association of Physician Groups, which represents physician groups and affiliates in 22 states across the country, has opened an office in Washington, D.C., to ensure accountable care remains a priority for Congress and President Barack Obama's administration.