Aetna and Ontario, Calif.-based North American Medical Management, California, a network that brings together 16 physician organizations and includes more than 575 primary care physicians and 9,000 specialists, have announced the formation of an accountable care collaboration and PrimeCare Physicians…
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Cigna and New Haven (Conn.) Community Medical Group, a network of 216 primary care physicians and 367 specialists, have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative.
The best state for practicing physicians is Idaho, with Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas following not far behind, according to Physicians Practice's 2012 Best States to Practice report.
The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, OSF St. Francis Medical Center and HeartCare Midwest have announced a new cardiovascular fellowship training program, according to a Peoria Journal Star report.
In an op-ed penned for the Wall Street Journal, the CEO emeritus of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center said the remedy for the country's healthcare costs lies in salaried primary care physician groups that must practice within a budget.
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Having a working physician recruitment model is becoming increasingly important for hospitals and health systems. Even though many physicians are considering employment, competition between hospitals for employed physicians is on the rise. Coupled with the fact that the physician shortage…
Eureka Springs (Ark.) Hospital has hired the Sessions Group, a medical staffing agency based in Little Rock, Ark., to provide physicians to staff the emergency department, according to Lovely County Citizen report.
Health and Human Services has announced that $229.4 million was invested in the National Health Service Corps this year to support physicians and nurses and increase access to primary care.
Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System's break up from acquirer Highmark is heightening unrest among many of the health system's physicians, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
Many physicians feel as though they are working too many hours, and would be willing to make less money to work less, according to a recent physician survey by Physicians Practice.