Close to 40 percent of healthcare facility administrators and physicians say the reason their facility is not moving towards an accountable care organization is physician and staffing alignment, according to a survey by AMN Healthcare. The survey is based on…
Integration & Physician Issues
In the late 1990’s the term “integration,” largely associated with hospital ownership of primary care practices, fell on hard times, being viewed as a failed strategy by many. Hospital-owned medical practices were losing big money. Management teams and consultants alike…
It may seem challenging to plan these days, with healthcare reform provisions continuously going into effect and consolidation sweeping across the industry. Still, hospitals should not lose sight of their medical staff plans — the document that will keep a…
The American Hospital Association has voiced support for a new proposal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where CMS would pre-pay a portion of future shared savings through monthly installments to increase provider participation in accountable care organizations,…
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health has acquired Central Indiana Cancer Centers, according to an Indianapolis Business Journal report.
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PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Wash., has reached an agreement to acquire North Cascade Cardiology, also in Bellingham, according to a Bellingham Herald report. The acquisition is effective July 1. Financial details were not disclosed, according to the…
San Francisco-based Blue Shield of California, Modesto, Calif.-based AllCare Independent Physician Association and Doctors Medical Center of Modesto have announced a three-year accountable care initiative for 8,000 HMO members, according to a joint news release. The initiative will launch Jan.…
Illinois’ Cook County Health and Hospitals System, five private hospitals and dozens of clinics and physician practices will launch the Medical Home Network this summer, which will cover more than 162,000 residents on Chicago’s Southwest Side, according to a Chicago…
Tucson Medical Center launched an accountable care organization, Southern Arizona ACO, in 2010. Last week, the hospital and health technology services company Optum announced the creation of a new project focused on coordinated care: the Sustainable Health Community. TMC has…
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has provided its formal comments to the CMS on its proposed accountable care organization rule, recommending the agency allow ACOs to utilize existing, suitable market measurement infrastructure and focus on regional alliances, according to an…