It's no secret that the healthcare industry is trending more and more toward hospital-physician alignment for many reasons. Hospitals are increasingly looking to align with physicians or physician groups in preparation for changing payment models under healthcare reform. Meanwhile physicians…
Integration & Physician Issues
Research by the Medical Group Management Association found implementing and/or optimizing an accountable care organization was one of the top five challenges for members, according to an MGMA report.
Midwest Heart Specialists in Oak Brook, Ill., has signed a letter of intent to integrate with Chicago-based Advocate Medical Group, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health has created the Spectrum Health Physician Alliance to promote collaboration, expand services and share goals among independent physicians, Spectrum Health hospitals and the Spectrum Health Medical Group, according to a health system news release.
The American Academy of Family Physicians and four academic family medicine organizations have submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services urging educational support modifications to the Medicare accountable care organization model, according to an AAFP News…
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Children's Hospital of Illinois in Peoria, part of OSF HealthCare System, has acquired Rockford, Ill.-based Pediatric Cardiology Associates of Northern Illinois, according to a news release by the hospital.
At the second annual National Accountable Care Organization Summit held in Washington D.C., HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius delivered a speech on the importance of ACOs in reforming the way healthcare is delivered.
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, which is headquartered in Lumberton, N.C., is planning a joint-venture ambulatory surgery center with surgeons, according to a news release on the hospital's outlook from Fitch Ratings.
Leadership teams for hospital organizations of all sizes are building accountable care organization strategies into their strategic and financial plans for 2011-2015. Whether you believe you should transform your entire organization into an ACO, or just prepare for partnering with…
A survey of senior executives at hospitals and health systems suggests the executives are uncertain about their organizations' positions on the Medicare Shared Savings Program, according to a news release by KPMG, one of the firms conducting the survey.