CMS Administrator Don Berwick, MD, said the final rule for ACOs includes changes from the proposed rule that “create a more feasible and attractive on-ramp for a diverse set of providers and organizations to participate,” according to his op-ed in…
Integration & Physician Issues
Orlando (Fla.) Health has signed an affiliation agreement with Physician Associates, a private practice group of 92 family medicine physicians and specialists, according to a system news release. Patients suffering from certain chronic diseases will be part of the joint…
The Department of Health and Human Services today released its final rule for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which involves the establishment of accountable care organizations and is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2012. So far, experts have said…
Iowa Health System, based in Des Moines, Iowa, and Quincy (Ill.) Medical Group have signed a letter of intent to create an affiliation, according to a health system news release.
Illinois launched its physician database yesterday, which provides access to information on the state’s 46,000 licensed physicians and surgeons, according to a Chicago Tribune report. Physicians’ profiles include their educational background and training, what type of insurance they accept and…
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An influential trade group in California — comprised of companies like Google and Bank of America — is urging business leaders to start fixing the healthcare system instead of waiting for federal initiatives to take place. The Bay Area Council…
Oregon is taking a new approach to accountable care organizations in two ways: by calling them coordinated care organizations and by grading them, according to a Kaiser Health News report. One component of the grading process will be patients’ body…
The Department of Health and Human Services has released its final rule for accountable care organizations, according to an HHS release. CMS Administrator Donald Berwick, MD, said the more than 1,300 comments received after the proposed rule were taken into…
Forty-six percent of physician practices do not meet national standards to qualify as “medical homes,” or practices able to manage ongoing care for patients and coordinate care among specialists and other healthcare facilities, according to a news release from the…
With the final rule for accountable care organizations expected any day now, U.S. Congressman Michael Burgess, MD, has said he hopes CMS “completely scraps the approach taken in the proposed rule,” according to a report from The Hill. Rep. Burgess…