Cigna and New West Physicians P.C., a Denver-based physicians group, have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative, Cigna's version of an accountable care organization, according to a news release.
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Cigna and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, an affiliate of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative, according to a news release.
It's happening in different ways and different places around the country, but, broadly speaking, healthcare payors are starting to move away from traditional fee-for-service payment models. Providers, in turn, may be taking on a certain amount of risk in payment…
Aetna is teaming with Flemington, N.J.-based Hunterdon HealthCare Partners in a new accountable care agreement.
The American Medical Association has garnered the support of more than 60 organizations, including numerous specialty and state medical organizations and Cigna Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group, among others, to standardize the reporting of physician performance data.
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Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals has acquired a specialty practice to expand its physicians' network, according to a Triangle Business Journal report.
St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., has launched a new physician hospital organization along with participating regional physicians.
Approximately one out of every ten patient-centered medical homes recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance is located in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross has been a big part of the state's medical home explosion ever since it launched…
Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group — a specialty physician group in the San Francisco area — is considering switching its affiliation from Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health to Palo Alto-based Stanford Hospital & Clinic's University HealthCare Alliance, according to a…
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health Care is changing the name of its various physician networks and bringing them under one umbrella: UNC Physicians Network.