The current estimated start-up and first-year costs to establish and sustain core competencies for accountable care organizations are higher than the original estimate of $1.8 million by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in its proposed rule, according to…
Integration & Physician Issues
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based St. Anthony’s Health Care has entered a deal to acquire Suncoast Medical Clinic, a physician-owned group of nearly 50 physicians also in St. Petersburg, according to a system news release. The affiliation creates a closer collaboration, offering…
Gail Wilensky, CMD administrator under President George H.W. Bush, said CMS' proposed rules for accountable care organizations have "all the hallmarks of a party that nobody comes to, unless there is a serious rethinking," according to a report by the…
Donald W. Fisher, PhD, president of the American Medical Group Association, outlines five concerns his members, limited to large physician groups, have with the proposed regulations for accountable care organizations, as outlined in a recent letter to CMS Administrator Don…
Hawaii hospitals are partnering with the Hawaii Medical Service Association, the state's largest payer, in the nation's first statewide value-based initiative to raise quality of care and reduce costs.
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Illinois’ DuPage Medical Group and Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., have formed Illinois Health Partners, a joint venture that will manage the care of 100,000 HMO patients in Chicago’s western and southwestern suburbs, according to a joint news release. DMG…
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has submitted comments on the proposed Medicare accountable care organization rule, asking CMS to reevaluate proposals that would restrict information flow, according to a CHIME news release. CHIME noted the following in its…
On the same day CMS issued its proposed rule on accountable care organizations, the Internal Revenue Service issued a notice (2011-20) that it is considering extending provisions of the Internal Revenue Code governing tax-exempt organizations to accountable care organizations participating…
In an April 28 telesiminar, Marc D. Halley, MBA, president and CEO of the Halley Consulting Group, and Ashleigh Finley, MBA, director of business analytics for Halley Consulting Group, explained why hospitals should explore strategic staff development planning as opposed…
The following article is written by Robert J. Zasa, MSHHA, FACMPE, principal of Ambulatory Systems Development. One of the most common issues to address when implementing hospital and physician joint ventures is the need for the hospital to replace…