Forty-five percent of physicians in small- or medium-sized practices say their practice is doing better this year compared to last, according to a new survey from Practice Fusion.
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Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System has submitted its accountable care organization application to CMS, hoping to make its commercial ACO model work for the federal program, according to an NJBIZ report.
The rate at which physicians referred patients to another physician — most often a specialist — has nearly doubled from 1999-2009, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Hospital-physician relationships were a prevalent topic at Huron Healthcare's most recent CEO forum, and healthcare CEOs from across the country offered the following thoughts on their strategies to form ties with physicians.
Donald Berwick, MD, recently said the "edgy and promising design" of accountable care organizations will work because of the focus on transparency, coordination, consumer power and intolerance of waste, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler, Ariz., has collaborated with Barrow Neurosurgical Associates of Phoenix, to offer patients neurosurgical services, according to a Chandler Regional Medical Center news release (pdf).
Today is the deadline for hospitals to submit accountable care organization applications to CMS for the April 1 start date. The acceptance period began Dec. 1. This round of applications will be either approved or denied no later than March…
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network has acquired Lehigh Valley Cardiology Associates, the second cardiology group acquired by the system, according to a Morning Call report.
Ohio is investing $1 million to help train the providers of 50 physician practices on the patient-centered medical home model, according to a Columbus Dispatch report. Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s administration is funding the effort with money the state received…
Rajiv Chopra is principal and CFO for The C/N Group. Q: What are you seeing as the current trend in hospital acquisitions when it comes to physician practices and ambulatory surgery centers? Rajiv Chopra: For many institutions, there's…