Waukesha, Wis.-based ProHealth Solutions has added two groups of hospital emergency physicians to its accountable care organization, according to a Business Journal report.
Integration & Physician Issues
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…
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.
Weston, Fla.-based Cleveland Clinic Florida and Florida Blue have signed a letter of intent to create an accountable care program.
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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…
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.