Wheeling (W. Va.) Hospital will acquire a primary care practice that operates as a walk-in clinic in Wheeling, according to an Intelligencer report.
Integration & Physician Issues
In an effort to provide a booster shot to the growing primary care shortage nationwide, Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) has introduced legislation to facilitate physician reentry into clinical practices.
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health and Blue Shield of California have formed an accountable care organization to cover 16,000 Blue Shield HMO enrollees, according to a San Francisco Business Times report.
In a presentation titled "Turning Today's PHO into Tomorrow's ACO," at Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago, Elizabeth Simpkin, vice president of consulting services, and Carole Black, MD, chief medical officer of Valence Health discussed physician-owned hospitals, accountable care…
Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, Minn., is set to purchase multispecialty practice Alexandria (Minn.) Clinic, according to an Alexandria Echo Press report.
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One quarter of surveyed physicians say that temporary "locum tenens" work has expanded their case experience and provided a competitive professional advantage.
CMS is considering expanding its pilot program for patient-centered medical homes from eight states to more.
The board of Miami-based Jackson Health System approved a memorandum of understanding yesterday to amend its ties with the University of Miami's medical school, but rapport between the two organizations isn't quite agreeable, according to a Miami Herald report.
Nary has a day gone by for hospital executives when they have not thought about how to improve their physician alignment strategies. The upcoming decades of healthcare will require hospitals and physicians to work together seamlessly. For many physicians, this…
The following accountable care organizations or accountable care programs were announced within the past two months, beginning with the most recent.