The board of Miami-based Jackson Health System and leaders of University of Miami's medical school attempted to craft new operating agreements yesterday — including a revised plan for how Jackson will pay for UM physicians — but didn't make much…
Integration & Physician Issues
Consumer Reports is beginning to publish ratings of primary care physicians in its magazine, starting with roughly 500 groups in Massachusetts.
Programs that allow patients who have acute medical problems to choose to receive care at home rather than stay in a hospital are transforming care for the chronically ill, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
The number of case managers working in a primary care setting this year compared to 2011 has grown exponentially, according to an American Medical News report.
Three physicians formerly employed by Hospital Corporation of America East Florida claim they were fired or resigned because the for-profit chain mishandled their physician employment strategies, according to a Miami Herald report.
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Actuarial firm Milliman has released an accountable care organization "cheat sheet" intended to inform stakeholders about the ins and outs of the Medicare Shared Savings Programs and Pioneer ACOs, according to a CMIO report.
Health insurer Cigna is partnering with the Granite Healthcare Network, a partnership of five non-profit hospitals in New Hampshire, to create a commercial accountable care program.
Patient's Care Medical Center in Erin, Tenn., will be using a new care model, which could help Medicaid and Medicare save money, according to a Leaf Chronicle report.
Irving, Texas-based AMN Healthcare, parent company of Staff Care, a major source of locum tenens physicians, is staffing much less temporary physicians now compared to five years ago, according to an American Medical Association report.
In a session titled "Physician Hospital Alignment — Specialty Focused Ortho/Spine JV Surgery Center," at the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting, CEO of Blue Chip Surgical Partners Jeff Leland and President of Sentara Potamac Hospital Megan Perry discussed the best…