Word of mouth goes a long way, especially when the words come from a physician's mouth. To maintain physician morale, employment and referrals, hospitals and health systems should think of their physicians as customers, according to a blog post by…
Integration & Physician Issues
Nine more primary care practices with the Providence Medical Group in Dayton, Ohio, have earned Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home certification, the National Committee for Quality Assurance's highest standard for quality patient care, according to a Cincinnati Enquirer report.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., will join the Mayo Clinic Care Network, remaining an independent entity with special access to Mayo Clinic resources, according to a news release. Those resources include tools that promote physician-to-physician consultations, a point-of-care database…
Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor, Maine, will join Eastern Maine Health System's accountable care organization, according to a Republic report.
Expanded insurance coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is expected to worsen the country's physician shortage, with roughly 130,000 fewer physicians than needed by 2025, and some experts say there's little room for that to change, according…
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It's often said that physician retention starts with a good recruit — a candidate that really "fits" into the practice, hospital/health system and community. That's truer today than ever before as supply and demand challenges create the anxiety to "fill…
A coalition of 18 large employers and unions — including IBM, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations — has agreed to align with Medicare's value-based purchasing programs, according to an American…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, two Omaha-based hospitals — The Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Methodist Health System — and affiliated physicians have developed a "select-tier" healthcare network and insurance plan for Omaha-area residents, according to a news…
CMS' July announcement of 89 new accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program emphasizes a trend happening on the commercial side of things too: ACOs or similar models are sprouting up across the nation, with many health…
The American Medical Association has launched an online discussion community — the Cutting-edge Contracting Group — to help physicians, practice staff and contract experts connect and share tips and resources about contracting with managed care organizations.