Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System announced the addition of 11 physicians to its division of cardiology and the Cardiovascular Institute at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.
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Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care is reporting reduced readmission rates as a result of its accountable care organization, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report.
Brockton, Mass.-based Signature Healthcare is in exclusive talks for a clinical affiliation with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston — an arrangement that would end Signature's partnership with Tufts Medical Center, according to a Boston Globe report.
Albany, N.Y.-based health insurer Capital District Physicians' Health Plan is investing more than $1.4 million to bring 70 more physician practices into its enhanced primary care model, the insurer's version of patient-centered medical homes, according to a Business Review report.
Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., plans to add more primary care services, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.
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Rockledge, Fla.-based health system and insurer Health First is looking to add to its physicians group by potentially acquiring multispecialty group Melbourne (Fla.) Internal Medicine Associates, according to a Florida Today report.
University General Health System in Houston has announced it has acquired three clinics in Kingwood, Texas.
The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act increases the need for hospitals to partner effectively with their physicians for optimal patient care delivery. The operating room is one area that will be particularly critical…
Physicians at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, N.C., and Swain Medical Center in Bryson City, N.C., known collectively as WestCare, want to end an alliance with Haywood Regional Medical Center in Clyde, N.C., and WestCare's board may follow through on…
Manhattan's Physician Group in New York City has opened a multi-specialty patient-centered medical home in Harlem to provide coordinated healthcare to patients, according to a news release.