Hospital employment of physicians has skyrocketed over the past several years, but that does not necessarily mean all physicians are looking to make the jump onto a hospital's payroll. Matt Kilton, principal and COO of Eveia Health and Consulting Management,…
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From 1999-2009, the rate at which physicians referred patients to another physician, most often a specialist, nearly doubled. Physicians referred patients 4.8 percent of the time in 1999, but one decade later that number rose to 9.3 percent. The trend…
The following is reprinted with permission from Singletrack Analytics. One of the first decisions to be made by applicants to the Medicare bundled payment initiative will be the selection of DRGs for which they will participate. Many facts are involved…
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.
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The following transactions or developments between hospitals and physician groups took place within the past month, beginning with the most recent.
Concentra, a subsidiary of the Louisville, Ky.-based insurer Humana, has acquired a primary care practice in Lincolnwood, Ill., bringing its total number of medical centers in Chicagoland to 15.
Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital has attracted Adirondack Cardiology Associates to join the hospital in a merger aimed at better coordinating cardiology care, according to a Business Review report.
UnitedHealth Group is reportedly revising the way it pays physicians and hospitals through the creation of "value-based" contracts that will reward providers for high-quality and efficient care, according to a Reuters report.
The 11 providers with Cheyenne (Wyo.) Medical Specialists are joining Poudre Valley Medical Group, part of Fort Collins, Colo.-based Poudre Valley Health System.