Even though primary care physicians will be in short supply in the near future, family medicine is still where most care will occurs, said Martin Levine, MD, president of the American Osteopathic Association, according to a Tribune-Review report.
Integration & Physician Issues
Maricopa County (Ariz.) Superior Court Judge Mark Brain has ruled Arizona can move forward with plans to cut the state's Medicaid rolls by freezing enrollment for childless adults, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Another accountable care organization has popped up in California, this time between Anthem Blue Cross and Individual Practice Association Medical Group of Santa Clara County, according to a joint news release. The ACO will be the first of its kind…
The Journal of the American Medical Association has outlined 10 potential mistakes providers may experience when developing an accountable care organization, whether with CMS or with private payors. 1. Overestimating their ability to manage risk, particularly when potential rewards are…
Baptist Memorial Medical Group, part of Memphis-based Baptist Memorial Health Care, acquired The Family Cancer Center, also based in Memphis, according to a Memphis Business Journal report.
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A recent study has revealed an increase in the number of adults reporting barriers to timely primary care, according to an AHA News Now report. A study from the Archives of Internal Medicine shows more than 12 percent of…
Hospital-based provider groups are a vital bridge between the business leaders of the facility and its medical staff. In fact performance of physicians in the emergency room, anesthesia, radiology, hospitalist program and others can have a significant impact on the…
CMS announced the results from the initial five-year Physician Group Practice Demonstration yesterday, deeming the care-coordination program’s results “positive” and extending it by another two years from Jan. 2011, according to a CMS news release. In the demonstration, 10 physician…
Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Fla., is partnering with the Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee, Fla., to create a family medicine residency program to help keep primacy care family physicians in the area, according to a…
A successful physician relationship management program requires a keen focus on four key elements, according to Aegis Health Group President Pearson Talbert.