Integration & Physician Issues

More than 60 accountable care organizations have come together to form the National Association of ACOs in Washington, D.C.

Most private practice managers and physicians agree that 50 to 60 percent of their practice's time and money is dedicated to marketing, according to a study by WhiteSpace Health Care.

As part of its Health Performance Incentive Program, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has paid $26 million to 54 hospitals and health centers in upstate New York for meeting quality improvements, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.

Oregon's Senate Health Committee has passed a bill that would give all nurse practitioners in Oregon the right to prescribe and dispense medication, according to a report by The Lund Report.

The National Health Service Corps has awarded more than $10 million to 87 medical students to repay their loans; in return, the students will serve as primary care physicians in underserved communities.

As the number of participants in the Medicare Shared Savings Program grew in January when CMS announced 106 new accountable care organizations, the types of participants grew as well. Walgreens became the first national pharmacy chain to be approved by…

Overall, private practice managers and physicians find that the revenue generated per day is the most important indicator that drives the running and improvement of their practice, according to a study by WhiteSpace Health Care.

Waukesha, Wis.-based ProHealth Solutions has added two groups of hospital emergency physicians to its accountable care organization, according to a Business Journal report.

A new study, published in the February 2013 issue of Academic Medicine, has found that while deaf and hard of hearing (DHoH) physicians are aided by accommodations, such as electronic stethoscopes and closed-captioning technologies, they spend significant amounts of personal…

Healthcare saw some major changes in 2012, most stemming from 2010's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, others coming from market forces and physician shortages. These changes have influenced physician recruitment across the country — both in terms of the…