A Senate subcommittee hearing held yesterday yielded some recommendations that could help the nation overcome its primary care access crisis and primary care physician shortage.
Integration & Physician Issues
Alvarado Medical Group, a group of five internal medicine physicians, became the 10th Scripps Coastal Medical Center when it joined the San Diego-based Scripps Coastal Medical Group.
Arlington-based Texas Health Resources and Aetna have announced a new accountable care agreement, effective immediately.
Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, R.I., will begin offering a dual-degree program in primary care and population health in fall 2015.
Aetna, Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System and the MHMD Memorial Hermann Physician Network have formed an accountable care organization, effective April 1.
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Albuquerque, N.M.-based Lovelace Health System has opened a new clinic with statewide medical practice Atrinea Health that will operate as a patient-centered medical home for Lovelace's health plan members, according to an Albuquerque Business First report.
Numerous theories exist about what health systems need to successfully launch an accountable care organization. One of the most popular revolves around the concept of "the bigger the better:" You must have deep pockets so you can purchase multiple physician…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has held that a National Labor Relations Board decision regarding a collective bargaining agreement violation is invalid, according to an AHA News report.
Hospital-physician alignment has become a bigger concern for hospitals and health systems as they look to provide higher quality care and start managing patient populations. Sharing clinical data can prove challenging if hospital-employed physicians have trouble getting information from independent…
Cypress Heart in Wichita, Kan., which has been affiliated with Kansas Medical Center in Andover, will now be merging with Heartland Cardiology in Wichita, according to a blog affiliated with The Wichita Eagle.