Irving, Texas-based CHRISTUS Health announced it is the sole finalist to pursue negotiations with Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago, Chile, toward a definitive joint venture agreement for the ownership, operation and expansion of PUC's health network.
Integration & Physician Issues
For the second year in a row, hospital medicine remains the most requested locum tenens need for hospitals, and many hospitalists are serving in that capacity, according to a recent survey by Locum Leaders.
Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.H., has announced an expanded affiliation with Lahey Clinic to include cancer services, according to a report by Foster's Daily Democrat.
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center has announced a joint venture partnership with community physicians and United Surgical Partners International.
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) is pushing legislation that would increase the number of Medicare-supported residencies by 15,000 over the next five years — expanding a cap that has not been touched in 15 years.
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Boston-based Partners HealthCare is planning to award $90 million to community health centers over the next 15 years as part of a new grant program to strengthen primary care in Massachusetts, according to a Boston Globe report.
Catholic Health Services of Long Island, based in Rockville Centre, N.Y., has named Lawrence Magras, MD, MBA, the medical director of its new physician hospital organization, according to a health system news release.
In the past, two-thirds of all U.S. medical practices were physician-owned, but more and more physicians are giving up autonomy and seeking employment with hospitals. Brian Kerby, director of Crowe Horwath's transactions services group, said growing complexity in healthcare regulatory…
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital wants to buy two medical clinics, according to an Associated Press report in the Sacramento Bee.
Here is a list of ACOs that have formed since July, starting with the most recent.