With the pressure to increase net income intensifying, hospitals are finding new urgency in the old saw, "every dollar counts." No longer can health systems focus their efforts on optimizing their largest sources of revenue and cost. Whereas thousands, or…
Integration & Physician Issues
In a move likely to upset its competitor UPMC, insurer Highmark is actively seeking physicians to affiliate with its recent acquisition, West Penn Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
Gallipolis, Ohio-based Holzer Consolidated Health System and Holzer Clinic have completed a merger to form Holzer Health System, according to an Athens News report.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care suggests patient-centered medical homes may lead to significant and sustained cost savings.
A new study has found a correlation between physicians' stress levels and their age and years of experience, according to findings from Physician Wellness Services.
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Physician strategy is top of mind for many hospital leaders. As Lewis Carroll once wrote, "If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there." This is true for hospital and health system strategy and especially…
Hospital leaders are looking to physicians to help anchor their organizations under healthcare reform. Here are 10 statistics from Merritt Hawkins' 2011 Survey of Final Year Residents, which indicate where medical residents are hoping to practice in the next few…
Boston Medical Center has joined Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' Alternative Quality Contract, a global payment model that ties incentive payments to quality, health outcomes and patient experiences.
In a policy brief on safety net accountable care organizations in California, UC Berkeley experts recommended nine state policy changes to help ACO development, including the reconsideration of California's corporate practice of medicine doctrine.
Commercial accountable care organizations are continually popping up across the country, and Medicare ACOs are not far behind. At the time of this article's publication, CMS had yet to announce its first group of ACOs under the Medicare Shared Savings…