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.
Integration & Physician Issues
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…
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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…
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…
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…