More than 60 accountable care organizations have sprung up since November 2011, and the number of accountable care organizations nationwide has increased 38 percent over that time period, according to a recent Leavitt Partners white paper. The white paper discusses…
Integration & Physician Issues
Iowa Health System in Des Moines and the Quincy (Ill.) Medical Group have finalized an affiliation agreement that will also bring QMG on as part of IHS' accountable care organization.
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System has approved $125.7 million in capital funding for Scranton, Pa.-based Community Medical Center as part of its affiliation agreement with the medical center, in which Geisinger promised a $160 million investment over seven years, according…
This analysis, provided by Health Market Science and Pitney Bowes Software, was based on an evaluation of 940 U.S. markets. Small markets have less than 175,000 people, medium markets have up to 1 million and large markets exceed 1 million.…
Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health has brought on the Crossville (Tenn.) Medical Group as an affiliate of Covenant's physician practice organization, according to a Crossville Chronicle report.
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A group of surgeons in California are pooling resources to form a large practice at Hoag Hospital Newport Beach, part of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.
Hospitals entering into accountable care agreements are agreeing to essentially change the way care is delivered and assessed. Those embracing the growing ACO trend are also implementing structural changes in how they interact with physicians, staff and patients — all…
This analysis, provided by Health Market Science and Pitney Bowes Software, was based on an evaluation of 940 U.S. markets. Small markets have less than 175,000 people, medium markets have up to 1 million and large markets exceed 1 million.…
Leadership in today's evolving physician group practice organizations — especially as hospitals return to the business of purchasing physician practices in order to further their integration strategies — requires a diverse array of skills and experience. Many of these organizations…
In the fall of 2010, Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives implemented accountable care readiness pilots in three cities — Lexington, Ky., Denver, Colo., and Lincoln, Neb. — taking a population health-based approach to caring for Medicare patients with chronic illnesses.…