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…
Integration & Physician Issues
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…
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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…
Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are moving away from their traditional volume-based payment model towards a pay-for-performance one, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. In the next year, UPMC will test a payment model…
The healthcare arena has been abuzz with conversations of bundled payments since the Department of Health and Human Services and CMS officially launched its Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative at the end of August. The program, which is part…
Combined with President Obama’s deficit reduction plan, the shortage of physicians already looming over the United States may only grow worse as teaching hospitals trim residency training programs, according to a Bloomberg news report. Teaching hospitals receive a portion of…
Medical residents are feeling the pull of hospitals and medical groups, as 78 percent of residents said they have been contacted by recruiters more than 51 times during their residency training, according to a survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins. The…