Columbus, Ohio-based OhioHealth has filed suit against Heart Specialists of Ohio, alleging the cardiology group violated a non-compete clause when the group was acquired by Ohio State University Physicians, according to a Columbus Business First report.
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Three major Memphis hospital systems have more than tripled the number of physicians employed at their hospitals in the past year, according to a Commercial Appeal report. At the end of 2010, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Baptist Memorial Health Care…
J. Thomas Rosch, commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, has expressed deep skepticism about accountable care organizations and said the model may actually lead to higher costs and lower quality care, according to his speech from Nov. 17. Mr. Rosch…
Thomas A. Warrington, Jr., AVA, senior manager, and Jennifer Brunkow, ASA, CPA/ABV/CFF, senior analyst with VMG Health, point to several implications — intended and unintended — in the CMS bundled payment pilot program.
Kaiser Permanente recently opened a new sports medicine center in Elk Grove, Calif., that includes its new Promenade Medical Offices, according to a report from The Sacramento Bee.
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Phoenix-based Banner Health Network, the system’s new accountable care organization, has collaborated with Aetna to form a new commercial health plan that provides access to coordinated care from physicians and facilities in the Banner Health Network, according to an Aetna…
Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, Wash., has acquired Issaquah (Wash.) Medical Group, according to a hospital news release. By acquiring the practice, the 349-bed Overlake added two primary care physicians and one advanced registered nurse practitioner to its ranks.…
Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis and Hennepin Faculty Associates, an independent physician group, plan to merge, according to a Star Tribune report.
Nine hospitalists submitted their resignations to Harrisburg, Pa.-based PinnacleHealth System last week, citing administrative interference in medical decisions as the reason for their departure, according to a Patriot-News report. The hospitalists were led by Michael Hildren, MD, who said the…
Wichita, Kan.-based Via Christi Health System has collaborated with insurer Coventry Health Care to form a new Medicare Advantage program for local residents, according to the Via Christi website.The program is called Coventry Advantra Total Care and is set to…