CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield — the private payor for Virginia, Maryland and Washingon, D.C. — is distributing more than $8.5 million to 12 regional safety net clinics to help develop patient-centered medical homes.
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Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Blue Shield of California and Greater Newport Physicians Medical Group have announced a three-year accountable care initiative, effective July 1.
A bill heading to the Idaho House floor unopposed would ban hospitals from turning physicians away if they practice or have financial stakes in a competing hospital, according to an Idaho Statesman report.
Pittsburgh-based Highmark, an insurer, has filed trademark paperwork for a new physician practice management company, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
WakeMed Health & Hospitals, based in Raleigh, N.C., has acquired Capital Urological Associates, according to a Triangle Business Journal report.
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A collaboration of Montana hospitals has applied for the three-year, $16 million Innovative Challenge Grant from CMS to form an accountable care organization with 48 of the state's rural hospitals, according to a Montana Watchdog report.
The Connecticut State Medical Society-IPA and the American College of Physicians have launched online software for primary care practices interested in pursuing the patient centered medical home model of care.
Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, the practice affiliated with Memphis-based Baptist Memorial Health Care, has finalized its merger with Memphis Heart Clinic, according to a Commercial Appeal report.
Hospitals should focus on four numbers to predict the success of their pilot accountable care organization, according to a new white paper from Thomson Reuters.
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation is teaming up with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering to explore potential solutions to a federal directive on maintenance schedules for medical equipment.