Integration & Physician Issues

Traditionally, locum tenens have been used as a way for hospitals to replace a physician that is out of the office temporarily. But that is not the only way to use locum tenens. The model can be used as a…

Two years ago, the bankrupt St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City shuttered its doors. Since then, innovative ties between physicians and outpatient clinics are suggestive of trends to come in urban care delivery, according to a New York Times…

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is opening a primary care site in the South Tampa area, according to a report by The Tampa Tribune.

CaroMont Health in Gastonia, N.C., has launched an online community for its physicians.

Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, N.M., is one of the 32 organizations that was chosen by the CMS Innovation Center to participate in the Pioneer accountable care organization program in December 2011. Now, nearly a year later, Presbyterian is in…

Franciscan Alliance, a 13-hospital health system based in Mishawaka, Ind., has acquired Medical Specialists, a physician group based in Munster, Ind.

Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Forrest Health announced it will open its new Orthopedic Institute in Hattiesburg Oct. 15.

Two years ago, Mercy began its journey toward patient-centered medical homes by enrolling two of our physician offices in a Catholic Health Partners pilot to explore the development process of PCMHs. The pilot had positive results, so we decided to…

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act reconfirms that healthcare delivery is shifting towards primary care. Primary care physicians are in the best position to expand access under coordinated healthcare and assume the role of care managers. Hospitals need to…

Bingham Farms, Mich.-based United Physicians announced it has reached a merger agreement with Troy, Mich.-based Beaumont Physician Organization.