A new report by California's Integrated Health Association and the California Association of Physician Groups suggests that accountable care arrangements with private payors can serve as a "middle ground" between PPO and HMO products.
Integration & Physician Issues
The Department of Health and Human Services is delaying rules that would require drugmakers and device companies to report payments and gifts to physicians, according to a Reuters report. HHS missed its Oct. 1 deadline for a draft of the…
Eastmoreland Internal Medicine has joined Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, both of which are located in Memphis, according to a Daily News report. The practice includes two physicians and 13 employees. The practice will remain in its current location on the…
Heart Specialists of Ohio, one of the few remaining independent cardiology groups in Columbus, has joined Ohio State University Medical Center, according to a Columbus Dispatch report. The practice has eight physicians, four office locations and approximately 40,000 patients. For…
In a recent blog post, Jonathan Pearce, principal of Singletrack Analytics, questioned the financial advantages of health systems' participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program as accountable care organizations.
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Cardiovascular Associates, based in Elk Grove Village, Ill., and Alexian Brothers Health System, based in Arlington Heights, Ill., have formed a definitive agreement to form the Alexian Brothers Heart and Vascular Institute, according to a joint news release. Terms of…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America spent $210,000 on lobbying the congressional “supercommittee” in the third quarter, according to a Daily News Journal report. HCA spent $570,000 on lobbying during the first three quarters of the year, just $10,000 less…
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Thomas J. Stallings, JD, a partner with McGuireWoods in the firm's Richmond office, discussed five key medical staff issues for ASC and hospitals.
The deadline for health systems and other providers to submit letters of intent to participate in models 2, 3 and 4 of CMS' Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative is this Friday, Nov. 4.
Memphis-based Methodist Healthcare has formed a partnership with The West Clinic to create a comprehensive and integrated cancer service line, according to a joint news release. The West Clinic has eight locations across the region with 33 specialists and 400…