Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego is one of five healthcare organizations that will be awarded a contract to launch an ACO-like pilot project, according to the state's Department of Health Care Services news release.
Integration & Physician Issues
CMS' Innovation Center is offering the third and final session of its ACO Accelerated Development Learning Sessions.
Hospitals planning to launch a patient-centered medical home may first want to intensify their marketing, as Connecticut state officials found most people were unfamiliar with the model and some thought it was a place where you “go to die,” according…
HHS will distribute $19.3 million in funding to medical schools and physician assistant programs across the country to support the training of primary care providers, according to an HHS news release.
A surplus of pilot programs paired with uncertainty over which models will actually stick is leaving many hospitals overwhelmed and feeling as though they can’t participate in more than one, according to a Politico report. Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System…
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Indianapolis-based Franciscan St. Francis Health has aligned with Indiana Internal Medicine Consultants, a practice made up of nearly 40 specialists and based in Greenwood, Ind., according to a hospital news release. The agreement went into effect Oct. 1 and supports…
This year has been a noteworthy year for physicians and hospitals, and the key structural drivers of change will continue into 2012. Accountable care organizations were declared "the party that nobody comes to," payors began to buy physicians and hold…
Americans should be more thoughtful before pinning healthcare costs to physicians, as they, too, have a “tough row to hoe,” according to a recent column in USA Today. The column was written by Sally C. Pipes, president and CEO of…
The final rule for CMS’ accountable care organizations is nearing the end of the rulemaking process as it has been sent to the White House for review, according to a HealthData Management report. CMS has sent the final rule for…
Officials say Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital’s improved financial performance is a direct result of the end of a “10-year war” with local physicians, according to a Star Press report. Michael Haley, CEO of the Muncie, Ind., hospital, assumed…