The American Medical Association has promised $10 million in grants to a yet-to-be-determined group of medical schools to help the schools innovate medical education, according to an American Medical News report.
Integration & Physician Issues
Crystal Run Healthcare is a multi-specialty group medical practice headquartered in Middletown, N.Y., which provides services primarily in Orange and Sullivan Counties of New York. The group was formed in 1996 and has been working to provide high quality, coordinated…
The Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), will hold a hearing on the primary care crisis Tuesday.
The Kansas City, Kan.-based University of Kansas Hospital has announced a plan to form a clinical enterprise with University of Kansas Physicians, an independent organization that manages 18 physician practices, and the University of Kansas Medical Center, also in Kansas…
Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark is expanding its patient-centered medical home initiative from 160 primary care physicians to roughly 1,050.
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Cincinnati-based The Christ Hospital's physician group, The Christ Hospital Physicians, recently acquired two physician groups: The ENT Group and the Cincinnati Spine Institute.
In this white paper from Select International, Bryan J. Warren discusses nine essential steps for hospitals as they build their ranks of employed physicians. These include an effective selection hiring process, physician engagement, compensation arrangements and legal compliance.
Here are 28 survey findings on members of the American Medical Group Association and their current status in accountable care business ventures.
The move to coordinated, accountable care has brought the importance of primary care to the immediate attention of hospital and health system executives. After all, “primary care equals market share,” as Marc Halley, president and CEO of Halley Consulting Group,…
Due to changes instigated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, such as new reimbursement structures, it is important for community hospitals to change their historical interactions with physician practices. According to Mike Williams, CEO of Community Hospital Corp.,…