Beginning in 2010, the Society of Hospital Medicine and the Medical Group Management Association teamed up to conduct an annual survey of hospital medicine groups and hospitalists. This year's "State of Hospital Medicine: 2011 Report Based on 2010," the groups'…
Integration & Physician Issues
Physician liaisons, or sales representatives who work for hospitals and persuade physicians to refer patients to their facility, are growing in force and number, according to a USA TODAY report. Tenet Healthcare has doubled its physician liaison force in the…
A recent Deloitte survey has revealed the depth of skepticism of physicians, as 73 percent of physicians said they are not excited about the future of medicine and roughly 70 percent think “the best and brightest” people will no longer…
Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, N.M., has entered into a five-year professional services agreement with New Mexico Cancer Center Associates and will close its cancer wing as part of the deal, according to a Santa Fe…
A chronic care clinic backed by a partnership between UNC Health Care and Blue Cross of North Carolina opened last week, according to a system news release. The clinic — Carolina Advanced Health — is located in Chapel Hill and…
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With the movement towards more and more hospitals and health systems employing physicians, organizational leaders are getting geared up to embrace these new members of the family. Your physician relations team can be the engine that drives practice development support…
Though EHRs are no longer a prerequisite for physicians participating in accountable care organizations, the tool is still necessary for the model to realize a true return on investment. A recent briefing from PricewaterhouseCoopers reveals how closely EHRs must be…
The following transactions between hospitals and physician groups took place within recent weeks, beginning with the most recent. 1. Steward Grabs 90 More Physicians, This Time From Partners HealthCare in Boston Boston-based Steward Health Care System grabbed a 90-physician group…
Boston-based Steward Health Care System has grabbed a 90-physician group from local competitor Partners HealthCare, according to a Boston Globe report. Compass Medical, which includes eight offices, will join for-profit Steward. It was affiliated with Boston-based Partners, the parent system…
Successful physician cash compensation models must fit within a practice's culture, compensation philosophy and business strategy. As such, a cash compensation model that is successful at one organization may not work at another organization that has a much different compensation…