Hospital executives must properly plan to structure a physician service agreement in order to avoid common pitfalls in the valuation process, according to a report by VMG Health (pdf).
Integration & Physician Issues
Lebanon, N.H.-based health system Dartmouth-Hitchcock has acquired physicians formerly employed by Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., according to a Rutland Herald report.
A new white paper from the American Hospital Association's Physician Leadership Forum considers the core competencies needed to deliver coordinated, team-based, value-driven care, providing hospitals and physician groups with tips on training physicians to provide such care.
Greenville, S.C.-based Bon Secours St. Francis Health System's medical group and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina have launched a patient-centered medical home for patients with diabetes, hypertension or congestive heart failure.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland will use $6.4 million of federal grant money to work with Cleveland-based University Hospitals and MetroHealth System to attract, hire and train physicians and medical staff to care for families on…
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While there is a nationwide primary care physician shortage, the issue may be more pronounced in Montana, according to a Montana Watchdog report.
Low reimbursement rates and administrative burdens may be driving physicians away from Medicare and Medicaid patients in Texas, according to findings from a recent Texas Medical Association survey.
In a poll of physician leaders who are members of the American College of Physician Executives, 61 percent said they supported the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, while only 33 percent disagreed with…
CMS has named 89 new accountable care organizations that will participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, effective this month.
The challenge For most healthcare leaders, reform has focused on the implications of changes in payment models. Yet the objectives outlined in the Triple Aim require a significant redefinition in the way frontline personnel must work together to deliver service.…