CMS has started issuing reports to 20,000 physicians in the Midwest, scoring them on quality of care and spending compared to their peers, according to a report in The Washington Post.
Integration & Physician Issues
While it's something of an oddity, there are physicians who run practices out of their home, according to a report in the American Medical News.
Last week's CMS announcement of the 27 ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program included no long-term care facilities, as pointed out in McKnight's.
Accountable care organizations have proliferated in the past three years. The increase has been spurred by private payors' interest in coordinated care management and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which introduced the Medicare Shared Savings Program. There has…
More than half of young physicians are pessimistic about the future of U.S. healthcare, according to a survey released yesterday. The Physicians Foundation study, which questioned 500 physicians age 40 and under, reveals widespread concern about healthcare legislation and dissatisfaction…
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Providence Medical Group in Dayton, Ohio, is on the fast track to becoming the first patient-centered medical home in the city.
Healthcare information technology company TriZetto announced intentions to help third-party administrators tap the growing ACO market.
With a likely eye on the coming 2012 presidential election, the White House issued a news release on Wednesday touting the advancements the Administration has made in the area of primary care since President Obama took office.
Orthopedic Associates of Pittsburgh has affiliated with Highmark's Integrated Delivery System.
The number of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in some kind of shared savings program now totals 1.1 million people, CMS announced Tuesday.