Columbia Valley Community Health, Central Washington Hospital and the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, all in Wenatchee, Wash., are discussing plans to establish a family medicine residency center, according to a report by The Wenatchee World.
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Seguin, Texas-based Guadalupe Regional Medical Center will begin negotiating the purchase of South Texas Surgical Center, according to a Seguin Gazette report.
A bill in Oregon could restore a loan repayment program to assist primary care providers who would work in underserved areas of the state, according to The Lund Report.
The physician shortage in New York State is reaching critical levels, as the state currently needs more than 1,200 physicians, according to the results of Healthcare Association of New York State's 2012 Physician Advocacy Survey.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance has accredited The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as an accountable care organization.
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued an advisory opinion that a proposed arrangement between a 280-physician group and Norman (Okla.) Regional Health System would not prompt antitrust challenges.
Minneapolis-based Allina Health; Duluth, Minn.-based Benedictine Health System and Presbyterian Homes & Services in St. Paul, Minn., will collaborate to create transitional care centers which will give post-acute care patients an environment as they transition from hospital to home.
There are several new forces arising in healthcare that are putting pressure on specialists to scrape up patient referrals, according to a white paper written by Bricken McKenzie, CEO of AdvisorsMD.
CVS Caremark is opening roughly three MinuteClinics per week, a rate well-beyond Wal-Mart Store's development of in-house medical clinics, according to a Bloomberg report.
The American Hospital Association's Physician Leadership Forum and the Medical Group Management-American College of Medical Practice Executives recently hosted a webinar, titled "Successful Physician-Hospital Integration — A Case Study," presented by Nick Fabrizio, PhD, FACMPE, FACHE, principle consultant of MGMA…