Integration & Physician Issues

The Heritage Foundation listed three key deficiencies of accountable care organizations and suggested market innovation would be a better solution, according to a Heritage Foundation report.   The report, titled, “Why Accountable Care Organizations Won’t Deliver Better Health Care—and Market…

It takes twice as long to recruit a physician today than it did just a decade ago, due to a growing shortage that is expected to worsen as demand for physicians grows and supply remains flat, says Travis Singleton, vice…

An ambulatory surgery center in Tuscumbia, Ala., owned by and in operation on the campus of Helen Keller Hospital, is expected to become a hospital/physician joint venture ASC, according to a report from The Times Daily.

The 2010 Physician Retention Survey by the American Medical Group Association and Cejka Search reported that physician turnover in 2010 is up from the previous year, at 6.1 percent compared to 5.9 percent. For female physicians, the jump is even…

The Texas Senate has approved two pieces of legislation that would reform how its Medicaid program reimburses providers, according to a Texas Tribune report.

In a recent survey of more than 1,000 physicians, 45 percent of participants said they expect to be paid more than they are now if they are employed by a hospital, according to a PwC report. PwC has released the…

Physician offices see a lower turnover of registered nurses than general medical and surgical hospitals, according to a recent Career Builder white paper. At physician offices, RNs have a median tenure of 1.57 years. In hospitals, the median is 1.50…

The National Committee for Quality Assurance has completed pilot-testing of private-payor accountable care organizations and will issue accreditation standards for them in July, according to a release by the NCQA.  

The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati has acquired the breast surgery physician practice of Jennifer Manders, MD, effective April 18, according to a hospital news release.

With increased coverage and reduced reimbursements, hospital emergency departments will face a challenging time as healthcare reform unfolds. Thus, hospital and emergency medicine leaders will need to strengthen their relationship, combining both financial and clinical priorities to meet quality metrics.…