Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria, Minn., is set to purchase multispecialty practice Alexandria (Minn.) Clinic, according to an Alexandria Echo Press report.
Integration & Physician Issues
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…
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The following accountable care organizations or accountable care programs were announced within the past two months, beginning with the most recent.
Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care is promising regional employers savings if they offer plans to employees that utilize only Aurora hospitals, physicians and services; another Wisconsin-based collaboration of health systems, Quality Health Solutions, is planning to do the same, according to…
A new white paper issued by the National Partnership for Women & Families and Highland Park, Ill.-based Health Quality Advisors discusses crucial strategies for focusing on patient-centeredness in accountable care organizations.
Jones Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, N.Y., plans to acquire the private practice of internist Richard Cudahy, MD, according to a Buffalo Business Journal report.
The Oregon Health Authority has tentatively certified 11 groups for the state's Medicaid coordinated care program, part of an overhaul of the Oregon Health Plan, according to a Bend Bulletin report.