Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and the University of Minnesota have agreed to build a $182 million medical center in Minneapolis specializing in outpatient services, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Integration & Physician Issues
In order to coordinate care, many hospitals and health systems are acquiring physician practices. A key step in the process is the valuation of the practice. The valuation is a conclusion on how much a physician practice is worth. To…
The physician network of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston is in the process of transforming several medical practices into patient-centered medical homes.
Moiz Karu, MD, who specializes in gastroenterology and internal medicine, will be moving his New Jersey practice from Middlesex into a new medical building in Dunellen, according to a MyCentralJersey.com report.
Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., has announced pediatric gastroenterologist Laurie Conklin, MD, has been appointed to the faculty of the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, according to a news release.
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An increase in the number of physicians specializing in hospital care gives some hospital and healthcare leaders cause for concern about a growing primary care physician shortage, according to a Tulsa World report.
A dozen practices in the Haddon Heights, N.J.-based multispecialty physicians network Lourdes Medical Associates — part of the Camden, N.J.-based Lourdes Health System — have received patient-centered medical home recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, according to a…
CMS announced in April its list of the 27 inaugural accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, adding to the 32 Pioneer ACOs that preceded the MSSP participants. While the March 30 deadline to apply for the…
Marc S. Shiffman, MD, an internist and the principal of Summit Internal Medicine in Frisco, Colo., can longer stay afloat as a solo practicioner.
CMS announced last month its anticipated list of the first 27 accountable care organizations selected for the Medicare Shared Saving Program. CEO Judy Rich of Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center, the medical center in Arizona Connected Care, one of the 27…