Having good relationships with physicians is paramount for hospitals, especially if they are implementing coordinated, accountable care. However, physicians have brought up several issues they have with hospitals that can deteriorate that all-important relationship.Rochell Pierce, vice president of physician relationship…
Integration & Physician Issues
Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter's Health Partners is expected to acquire Prime Care Physicians, an 82-physician group, in the next week, according to a Times Union report.
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based Holy Cross Hospital has announced its clinically integrated, 230-physician group, Holy Cross Physician Partners, will participate in the Florida Blue Accountable Care Program, effective Jan. 1.
Nurse practitioners can provide the same quality of care as physicians, and states can help alleviate the physician shortage by increasing NPs' scope of care, according to a recent National Governors Association report.
As accountable care organizations form across the country, their leaders are still determining which payment arrangements best align the organization's physicians with performance improvements and incentivize them to work toward the triple aim of ACOs: improving the quality of care…
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Des Moines (Iowa) University medical school leaders are pushing to provide forgivable loans to medical students in Iowa who stay in the state after graduation, according to a KIMT report.
The move to value-based healthcare under healthcare reform poses a unique set of challenges to physician groups. In the new era of healthcare, physician groups will be responsible for new aspects of patient care, such as population health management, and…
An increasing number of physicians are giving up their independent practices to become employed by hospitals and health systems. In light of this trend, the American Medical Association reminded physicians that patient welfare must remain their first priority, not the…
Physicians across the country are most concerned about the lack of balance between their work and personal life, according to a recent survey conducted by Epocrates, maker of point-of-care medical software.
It is no secret that the nation is facing a dire physician shortage. A recent study from the Annals of Family Medicine determined the country will need about 52,000 more primary care physicians by 2025, and some hospitals and health…