Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge, Ga., is planning to break ground on an $11 million physician center, according to an Atlanta Business Chronicle report.
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Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center is undergoing a $109 million expansion that includes development of a new surgery center, according to an Inside Tucson Business report.
During a Tuesday meeting at the Kenai (Alaska) Peninsula Borough Assembly chambers, Assembly President Gary Knopp addressed a perceived "divide" between Central Peninsula Hospital and independent physicians pursuing the construction of an ASC, according to a Peninsula Clarion report.
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Representatives from the ASC Association recently met with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on payment policies in surgery centers, according to an ASCA release.
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Several physician practice acquisitions made by Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System are under review by the Idaho attorney general's office and the Federal Trade Commission, according to an Idaho Statesman report.
The following transactions or developments between hospitals and physician groups took place within the past month, beginning with the most recent.
Some of the country's most prestigious medical schools are collaborating in a new non-profit organization to teach physicians-in-training how to weigh the costs of care, according to a New York Times report.
Some physicians are choosing to make upgrades to transition their practices into the medical home model — an arrangement that can result in attractive payor contracts — but find themselves bearing the cost and not hearing from insurance companies, according…
David Cordani, CEO of health insurer Cigna, said the company plans to have one million patients enrolled in accountable care organizations by 2014, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.