Many hospitals across the country have been acquiring physician practices as the trend of integration spreads. After all, acquiring physician practices allows for better integration, which can lead to increased efficiency and quality of care. Also, hospitals can gain market…
Integration & Physician Issues
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Hackensack, N.J.-based Regional Cancer Care Associates, an oncology physician network with more than 100 specialists, have signed a three-year value-based care contract.
In an effort to bring high-quality physicians to the area, a hospital in rural Idaho is targeting its recruitment campaign to providers more than a thousand miles away: physicians completing their residencies at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and Cleveland…
A report from the United Hospital Fund suggests growth in the number of patient-centered medical home providers in New York State.
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System has broken ground on a new primary care facility in Nanticoke, Pa., according to a report by The Citizens' Voice.
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Out of the physician workforce, the portion of independent physicians has dropped from 57 percent in 2000 to a projected 36 percent in 2013, according to a report from American Medical News.
More employers are incentivizing workers with bonuses, waived deductibles and paid travel expenses if they receive surgery at a select hospital that charges a fixed price for the procedure, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
In 2009, executives from Southcoast Health System in New Bedford, Mass., recognized that the annual cost increases of its employee health plan were not sustainable — so they decided to do something about it.
In a Nov. 14 webinar hosted by Becker's Hospital Review, experts from Objective Health, a McKinsey Solution, discussed trends in population-based care delivery models. The webinar featured Amit Shah, MD, and James Stanford, who shared their input on what they…
A recent survey by The Commonwealth Fund, published in Health Affairs, found that physicians in the U.S. have the lowest satisfaction with their country's healthcare system when compared to other countries.