Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark is breaking ground today in Pine, Pa., on the first of its "medical malls," according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Integration & Physician Issues
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Physicians in hospital- or health system-owned multispecialty practices saw a larger jump in operating costs last year than providers in physician-owned groups, according to a recent MGMA-ACMPE report.
The looming physician shortage facing the nation has been troubling many hospitals and health systems across the country. Many organizations are improving their physician recruitment tactics in order to attract more physicians in a competitive market, and others are increasing…
St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, N.H., has announced that it will expand its cardiac collaboration with Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, N.H., to include vascular care.
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Columbus-based OhioHealth has acquired Marion (Ohio) Cancer Center as part of its oncology services.
American healthcare consumers are buying into the notion that they must take an active role in their healthcare, according to a recent survey by Wolters Kluwer Health, part of Wolters Kluwer, a global information services company.
Physicians have faced many changes in their profession in 2012, including the growing trend of employment, increased utilization of electronic medical records and more responsibility as they take the lead in care teams as the healthcare community strives to become…
The average age of physicians is on the rise: According to the American Medical Association, about 42 percent of the nation's physicians are more than 55 years old and 21 percent are older than 65. Aging physicians are more likely…
Ocala, Fla.-based Munroe Regional Medical Center's board of directors has approved an affiliation between the hospital and the Surgery Center of Ocala (Fla.).