The following nine transactions took place within the past two weeks and are presented beginning with the most recent. 1. UPMC Acquires Erie Physicians NetworkUPMC purchased Erie (Pa.) Physicians Network, which includes 10 medical offices and three urgent care centers.…
Integration & Physician Issues
One consequence of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is that it has shown a spotlight on what's missing in the current business model of healthcare: accountability — for coordination of care, for outcome measures that are more demanding…
A report published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that results of CMS’ Physician Group Practice Demonstration may not have been as successful as presented. The report, authored by Gail Wilensky, PhD, points out that only two of…
Dallas/Fort Worth-based Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas will partner to collaborate on projects to improve quality and efficiency of care in North Texas, according to a Dallas Business Journal report.
UPMC has purchased Erie (Pa.) Physicians Network, which includes 10 medical offices and three urgent care centers, according to an Erie Times-News report. Effective Nov. 1, the physician group will become known as Erie Physicians Network – UPMC. UPMC officials…
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Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has launched the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a collaboration of providers that will have access to Mayo physicians and expertise, according to a system news release. The first member of the network is Altru Health System,…
Winter Haven (Fla.) Hospital has doubled the number of urologists on its medical staff in an effort to solidify plans for a specialized urologic center at the hospital, according to a News Chief report.
Palm Drive Hospital in Sebastopol, Calif., is set to terminate a contract with a firm that provides the hospital with physicians due to a potential conflict of interest created by a board member’s loan to the company, according to a…
In Jan. 2010, St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, acquired the practice Cardiologists LC. In March 2010, however, the executive administrator of CLC left. To ensure integration efforts between the hospital and practice did not stall, Paragon Health was…
The employees of Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center will be the first to try the hospital’s accountable care organization, which was launched last week, according to a report from The Record. The ACO is a collaboration between the 775-bed HUMC…