Integration & Physician Issues

Five of Beaumont Hospital’s top radiation oncologists have said they will leave the Royal Oak, Mich.-hospital over an aborted business deal with a for-profit physician company, according to a Crain’s Detroit Business report. The departure stems from the physicians’ dissatisfaction…

On September 20, Chuck Peck, MD, FACP, president and CEO of Health Inventures, and Marshall Maran, senior vice president of Health Inventures, presented the webinar "Critical Guidance for Hospital Integration of Independent Physicians."

Kootenai Health, based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, will acquire Heart Clinics Northwest, which includes 24 physicians, according to a hospital system news release. Under the new agreement, Kootenai Health will employ the physicians and staff of Heart Clinics Northwest. They…

Louisville, Ky.-based Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare will align with the newly created Premier Gynecology and Obstetrics, a group created by the merger of five OB/GYN groups in the Louisville area, according to a Business First report.

While close to 25 percent of healthcare executives are “not familiar” with the federal regulations for accountable care organizations, more than 90 percent say they are in the planning or development stages of the model, according to a survey from…

Washington, Mo.-based Patients First Health Care has signed two agreements with St. Louis-based SSM Health Care to explore the possibility of a partnership, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report. In the first agreement, the two parties agreed to…

Mitchell, S.D.-based Avera Queen of Peace Hospital has entered into employment agreements with two physician practices — Malters and Malters Clinic and Family Medical Center, both located in Mitchell, according to a Prairie Business report.

Dozens of physicians, nurses, hospital employees and community members have been calling for James Summersett, CEO of Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas, to step down, according to a Monitor report.

CMS will create a database of claims information on beneficiaries who receive treatment from providers participating in accountable care organizations, according to a Healthcare Finance News report.

It's becoming increasingly obvious to me that healthcare is entering a completely new world, which will involve some pivotal shifts for hospital and health systems. But as I meet with healthcare executives around the country, I am struck by the…