Here are 28 survey findings on members of the American Medical Group Association and their current status in accountable care business ventures.
Integration & Physician Issues
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.,…
Along with CMS naming 106 new members to its Medicare Shared Savings Program this month, several commercial payors have also recently added organizations to their accountable care programs.Here is a list of 18 ACOs that have been announced in the…
The challenge of physician recruitment is intensifying, as hospitals and health systems compete for a dwindling number of physicians. The number of primary care physicians in the market is slowly shrinking as fewer medical students enter the pipeline. In fact,…
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Aetna and Optimus HealthCare, an accountable care organization in New Jersey founded by Summit-based Vista Health System IPA and Central Jersey Physician Network, have announced an accountable care agreement.
The New York State Department of Health has awarded South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., a grant of $303,187 to help train and place physicians in underserved areas of the state.
Legislation to reauthorize the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program was reintroduced in the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee.
Already in 2013, Cigna has added 10 members to its collaborative accountable care program, bringing the total number of members to 52.
A recent MedAxiom report shows more than half of the country's cardiology groups have already embraced integration or are in the process of integrating with hospitals.