Why are ACOs so important to CMS?Many observers believe that CMS's ultimate goal in healthcare reform is to pay for covered services at capitated rates that are just high enough to assure adequate levels of quality and access for patients,…
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Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has acquired Peabody Family Care in Memphis, according to a Memphis Business Journal report.
CMS has announced deadlines for its Advance Payment Accountable Care Organization Model, an initiative designed for organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program that will allow ACOs to receive advance payments recouped from shared savings they earn. There are…
Tenet Healthcare's Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., has acquired CardioVascular Associates PC, according to a Birmingham Business Journal report.
Wisconsin is facing a physician shortage that will only be resolved if it adds 100 new physicians per year from now through 2030, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association. The report projects a shortage of more…
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The American Medical Group Association announced it will soon launch the next phase of its Accountable Care Collaborative: Transforming to a Value-Based System of Care, and is inviting interested medical groups to join the year-long program, according to an AMGA…
Accountable care organizations are still in their infancy and states are widely uneven when it comes to ACO development. Some regions have none will others have ACOs reaching the double-digits. Leavitt Partners’ Center for ACO Intelligence identified and analyzed more…
Rockville, Md.-based Adventist Healthcare has given up some corporate control and formed a joint venture with a group of 700 independent physicians based in Washington, D.C., to expand the Adventist physician base, according to a practice news release. Consisting of…
Michael Dukakis, the former governor of Massachusetts, recently said he’s worried the state’s healthcare industry is “futzing around” with accountable care organizations and said the government is letting history repeat itself by bringing HMOs and capitation back to life with…
The Florida Department of Health has approved the opening of four new trauma centers, all to be operated by HCA, according to a Gulf Coast Business Review report.