Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System is replacing its physician services arm, Wellmont Physicians Services, with Wellmont Medical Associates, according to a Wellmont news release.
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In an attempt to reduce a physician shortage, Missouri legislation would allow nurse practitioners to care for patients without physician oversight, according to a KY3 news report.
More hospitals are taking on physicians' back-office operations and providing financial expertise, essentially leaving physicians as "independent contractors," according to a report from The Tennessean.
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance has banned several cardiologists from working at its facilities after the physicians merged with its main competitor, Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont CVA Heart Institute, according to a Times-News report.
The majority of 20 healthcare organizations surveyed said they did not plan to apply for the Medicare Shared Savings Program or Pioneer ACO model, according to "Support for Accountable Care: Recommended Health IT Infrastructure" from eHealth Initiative.
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The National Health Service Corps has awarded $9.1 million in financial aid to fourth-year medical students who are committed to careers in primary care, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services.
The largest obstacle facing the healthcare reform law might not be the Supreme Court or an election year, but a meager foundation of primary care physicians, according to a Washington Post report.