An accountable care organization in California exhibited the model’s potential success, due in part to its sharp focus on reducing variations in care, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report. A collaboration launched in Jan. 2010 in Sacramento involved Blue…
Integration & Physician Issues
Green Bay, Wis.-based Bellin Health has expanded its partnership with Iron River, Mich.-based Northstar Health System, according to a news release.
While accountable care organizations have sparked a considerable amount of debate and scrutiny in the past year, patient-centered medical homes are beginning to establish a more secure and prominent position in the healthcare industry. Unlike ACOs, there is not yet…
Physician employment at hospitals is steadily growing, and is expected to reach unprecedented levels in the coming years. A study by Accenture, for example, estimates that only 33 percent of physicians will be independent by 2013. Many hospitals are employing…
Sanford Health, based in Fargo, N.D., and Sioux Falls, S.D., is planning to appeal a July decision by a South Dakota county judge that would restrict the system’s ability to include noncompete clauses in its contracts, according to an Argus…
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A paper authored by two Harvard economists argues that accountable care organizations may not be highly effective in reigning in America’s healthcare costs since providers will continue to use expensive technology. The authors said innovative technology is a large driver…
The following is a white paper reprinted with permission from Singletrack Analytics. On Aug. 22, CMS release the details of the "Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative" program, which is the lesser known of the two pilot programs implemented by…
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tenn., has acquired Midtown Internal Medicine, also in Memphis, according to a Memphis Business Journal report. The practice will move from its location into the Methodist medical office building and open Oct. 12. After…
The cardiovascular group Cardiology Consultants has joined Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care, according to a health system news release.
UnitedHealth Group will acquire 2,300 physicians through its purchase of Monarch Healthcare, the largest medical group in California’s Orange County, according to a Wall Street Journal report. UnitedHealth’s business platform Optum will take control of Monarch’s management. Optum, which is…