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…
Integration & Physician Issues
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…
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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…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has redistributed approximately 1,354 Medicare residency positions, according to an AHA News Now report. CMS allocated 628 indirect medical education and 726 direct graduate medical education positions to 58 qualifying hospitals out of…
A recent study by the American Medical Group Association found most medical groups across the country are operating at a loss.
Despite being denied federal funding, Bighorn Valley Health Center in Hardin, Mont., still plans to open a clinic on a limited scale to help fill gaps in healthcare services, according to a Billings Gazette report.
Despite intent interest in patient-centered medical homes, the healthcare industry has still not established an agreed-upon definition or recognition process, according to a recent report issued by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The National Committee for Quality Assurance established itself…