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…
Integration & Physician Issues
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…
The National Health Care Workforce Commission, a 15-person independent nonpartisan panel created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, has yet to meet because it has not been awarded a budget, according to a report by The New York…
Hospitals are increasingly looking to partner with physicians on surgery center projects, hoping to build relationships with providers in the community and strengthen their market share. Here are 10 hospitals that planned or opened surgery center joint ventures in the…
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Abington (Pa.) Health and Independence Blue Cross have created an accountable care initiative with Lumeris, a healthcare technology firm.
A physician's online rating is the least important factor for parents choosing a child's physician, according to this year's Ann Arbor, Mich.-based C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.
Payment reform has been sweeping through healthcare under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Bundled payment models have grown in popularity, with CMS announcing the participants of its Bundled Payments for Care Improvement program, and accountable care organizations with…
About seven million people could be drastically affected by primary care physician shortages after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expands insurance coverage next year, according to a new study in Health Affairs.
UnitedHealthcare and New West Physicians, a 65-physician primary care group practice and medical management company in Denver, are starting an accountable care organization.