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…
Integration & Physician Issues
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.
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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…
Medical practices trimmed general operating expenditures by 2.2 percent in 2010, according to a survey from the Medical Group Management Association. While those expenses have declined, general operating costs increased by 52.64 percent since 2001 — exceeding revenue gains during…
CMS has proposed to begin a Medicare value-based purchasing program in 2013, two years earlier than the reform law requires, according to an American Medical News report.
An ophthalmologist has won a $2.27 million lawsuit against Central Mississippi Medical Center after he claimed the hospital breached a physician recruitment contract in 2004, according to a Clarion Ledger report. Under the physician contract, Adolfo Morales, MD, would have…
Cookeville (Tenn.) Regional Medical Center has signed an employment agreement with Cookevill-based Tennessee Heart, the largest cardiology group in the area, according to a Herald-Citizen report.