Carondelet Health Network, a Tucson, Ariz.-based affiliate of Ascension Health, announced it has signed an exclusive agreement with Healthways to build a population health management plan for its market.
Integration & Physician Issues
Weston, Fla.-based Cleveland Clinic Florida and Florida Blue have signed a letter of intent to create an accountable care program.
In general, private practice managers and physicians find that insurance companies negatively impact their practice, according to a study by WhiteSpace Health Care.
Fort Meyers, Fla.-based Lee Memorial Health System will launch a residency program in 2014 with the Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee, Fla., according to a News-Press report.
More than 30 hospital and health system executives discussed their ideas about the transition from volume to value, lowering costs while improving quality, new care delivery models and stakeholder alignment, among other topics, as part of Chicago-based Huron Consulting's Healthcare…
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Most private practice managers and physicians find reimbursement to be the biggest issue impacting their practice, according to a study by WhiteSpace Health Care.
Physicians play a critical role in quality improvement at hospitals and health systems. Incentivizing physicians to improve quality and help meet the organization's goals is essential to a hospital's and health system's success in enhancing performance.
A survey published in Health Affairs found that, while patient-centered medical home practices are seeking patient feedback, less than a third of them are engaging patients in quality improvement.
Physician assistants in Kentucky are lobbying to repeal a law that limits their scope of practice, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Phoenix Medical Group, a multispecialty group with 24 physicians, has signed a lease with Providence Hospital in Southfield, Mich., for a medical office building on the hospital's campus, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.