Cleveland Clinic has acquired North Coast Cancer Care, a full-service cancer treatment center based in Sandusky, Ohio, according to a Cleveland Clinic news release. NCCC and its seven physicians are now part of the Clinic’s Taussic Cancer Institute. NCCC will…
Integration & Physician Issues
Interest in co-management agreements has increased dramatically over the last two years as hospitals explore various forms of physician integration, including bundled care, valued-based payment arrangements and accountable care organizations. Since much of the first wave of co-management agreements began…
Researchers have suggested that the transformation of primary care clinics into medical homes may yield only modest improvements in healthcare quality and patient experience, according to a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance will begin accrediting accountable care organizations Nov. 21, and yesterday the organization shared some of the standards and intentions of the accreditation process during a press briefing. In the briefing, NCQA President Peggy…
Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif., has been approved to acquire Cardiovascular Associates of Marin and San Francisco, according to a Marin Independent Journal report.
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The closure of a safety-net hospital affected 67 percent of primary care physicians, with some facing reduced access to specialists, more patient delays in care and the loss of colleagues, according to a study in the Annals of Family Medicine.…
Blue Shield of California is “shunning” 2,300 physicians with Monarch HealthCare, an Irvine, Calif.-based IPA in the process of being acquired by another payor, according to an American Medical News report. In the summer, Monarch HealthCare agreed to turn over…
Hematology/Oncology Associates of Central New York has announced that it will no longer admit patients to Community General Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., according to a Post-Standard report. The change is effective Dec. 1. The private cancer practice sent a letter…
The following transactions between hospitals and physician groups took place within the past two weeks, beginning with the most recent. 1. Great River Health in Iowa Acquires Keokuk ClinicGreat River Health Systems in West Burlington, Iowa, agreed to acquire the…
Great River Health Systems in West Burlington, Iowa, has agreed to acquire the Keokuk (Iowa) Clinic, effective Jan. 1, 2012, according to a news release.