As hospital and health system executives continue to be flooded with physician alignment opportunities, one recurring compliance topic is present in nearly every physician service agreement: fair market value compensation. Mandated by industry regulations, FMV compensation remains an unavoidable element…
Integration & Physician Issues
In its search for up to seven physician department chiefs, Royal Oak, Mich.-based Beaumont Health System is emphasizing academic expertise, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
Heart Care Centers of Illinois, a cardiology group, has left Morris (Ill.) Hospital and Healthcare Centers, according to a Morris Daily Herald report.
Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital has acquired Columbus Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic, effective March 1, according to a Columbus Telegram report.
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health has launched Mercy Health Select, a subsidiary organization that will contract with providers and insurers to care for set populations for capitated rates, according to a Cincinnati.com report.
Advertisement
In reaction to healthcare reform, there has been a high level of interest among hospitals to acquire physician practices. Physicians who seek the stability of hospital employment have also been interested in hospital acquisitions. Hospitals stand to improve patient outcomes,…
A New York senator has proposed legislation aiming to curb the state's looming physician shortage by increasing the number of residencies by 15,000 over five years, with preference to programs in rural areas.
CBO's Report on Medicare's Demonstration Projects: What the Numbers Really Mean, and Why They Matter
The following is reprinted with permission from Oliver Wyman. Several weeks ago, the Congressional Budget Office released an analysis of 10 CMS demonstration projects. The headline for CBO and much of the media coverage that followed was negative: The demonstration…
Months after Irvine, Calif.-based Monarch Healthcare sold its management to an arm of health insurer UnitedHealth, Blue Shield of California is demanding $10.5 million in damages from the physician group for alleged contract violations, according to a Wall Street Journal…
Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare Health System has announced its affiliation with a 400-physician group and its acquisition of a physician management company.