Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, based in Lebanon, N.H., and Southwestern Vermont Health Care have formed an agreement to develop a multi-specialty physician group, according to a D-HH news release. Bennington-based SVHC and D-HH began discussions to form the group in May. The…
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The physicians from Northwestern Orthopaedic Institute recently joined NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill., according to a NorthShore news release.
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would remove the 3 percent withholding provision under the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, according to an AMA news release.
New York’s Empire BlueCross BlueShield and NYU Langone Medical Center have formed a three-year agreement to operate under a pay-for-performance model, according to a joint news release. Under the agreement, Empire will reimburse NYU Langone based on nationally recognized measures…
The following transactions took place within the past month, beginning with the most recent. 1. Patients First Physician Group Negotiates with St. Louis’ SSM HealthPhysician group Patients First, based in Washington, Mo., has put plans to open a three-bed hospital…
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Aetna and Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare have announced a collaborative agreement that will launch a Patient-Centered Primary Care program, which includes a medical home, according to a joint news release. Aetna Medicare Advantage plan members and Emory’s employees and family members…
Physician group Patients First, based in Washington, Mo., has put plans to open a three-bed hospital on hold as it negotiates a possible integration with St. Louis-based SSM Health Care, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report. The group…
Two surgeons are leaving Carolina Cardiovascular Surgical Associates in Raleigh, N.C., to form a new cardiothoracic practice with Rex Healthcare, based in Charlotte, N.C., according to a Triangle Business Journal report. Rex Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialists will be led by Lance…
Intermountain Healthcare, a 23-hospital system based in Salt Lake City, says it will defer decisions regarding a Medicare accountable care organization until 2012, according to a statement from the system. “It’s too early to tell if Intermountain will participate with…
A physician organization based in St. Clair, Mich., has joined a joint venture with Warren, Mich.-based St. John Providence Health System to form a new physician-led accountable care organization, according to a Crain’s Detroit Business report. The physician organization, called…