Recruiting physicians into existing private practices is recognized as the ideal medical staff development scenario. The private practice expands its service and revenue base while adding only incremental expense. The existing practice provides a learning platform for newly minted physicians…
Integration & Physician Issues
Surgical practice Weber, Weber and Yee has joined White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital as the first member of White Plains Hospital Physician Associates, according to a White Plains Hospital news release.
The U.S. State Court of Appeals has ruled that the federal government does not have to reimburse teaching hospitals for time residents spent conducting pure research in the 1990s, according to a court conclusion from Leagle. A formula established by…
Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health System has entered into clinical co-management agreements with two cardiology groups to provide program development and leadership, according to a news article from the Lund Report. The system has formed deals with Northwest Cardiovascular Institute and…
St. John’s Mercy Hospital in St. Louis is taking steps to repair its relationship with physician group Patients First Health after years of tension, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report. PFH is set to open a three-bed hospital…
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While not new, the pace of hospital employment of physicians has quickened in many communities, driven largely by hospitals' quest to increase market share and revenue, according to a study released today by the Center for Studying Health System Change.
Of the more than 1,300 federally funded residency positions that CMS is redistributing, Florida is gaining 325, more than any other state, according to a Miami Herald report.
An article published in the New England Journal of Medicine examines the dilemma for American physicians as they face mounting pressures to provide high-quality but cost-effective care. Author Victor R. Fuchs, PhD, said two main drivers have left physicians in…
Neurosurgeons are most likely to face malpractice suits, as 19 percent face a claim each year, followed by thoracic-cardiovascular surgeons (18.9 percent) and general surgeons (15.3 percent), according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Study…
Physician shortages mean hospitals must improve their recruitment efforts as they draw from a dwindling pool of candidates. Allan Cacanindin, vice president of client marketing for Cejka Search, discusses five technologies that hospitals and practices should use to attract and…