Integration & Physician Issues

Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Wash., has been selected to participate in the Multi-Payer Medical Home Reimbursement Pilot, a 32-month program run by the Washington State Health Care Authority and the Puget Sound Health Alliance, according to a news release. The…

CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, an insurer to residents of Maryland and Washington, D.C., has reported that nearly 75 percent of physicians in its network are now participating in the care-coordination effort it launched in March, according to a report…

Three healthcare industry leaders answered the question, "Who is a great physician leader and why is he or she a great physician leader?"

Since a primary goal for sales is to build relationships with referring physicians in an effort to increase referrals, what precisely goes on in the meeting that will help you meet this goal? Is it enough to “stop-in,” spend time…

Vanguard Health Systems has announced it will redeem for cash a pro rate portion of its outstanding 10.375 percent senior discount notes due 2016.

The country is facing a significant shortage in its supply of physicians, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants, as the supply of all three professionals will be 20 percent less than demand in 2025, according to a study in the…

Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., has launched Westchester Heart and Vascular, a large multispecialty cardiovascular practice with seven locations, according to a Westfair Online report. The practice is based in Hawthorne, N.Y. WMC President and CEO Michael D. Israel…

St. John Providence Health System in Warren, Mich., has entered into a 50-50 joint venture with a group of 21 neurologists and one endovascular neurosurgeon to co-manage non-surgical neurological services at the system's five acute-care hospitals, according a Crain's Detroit…

Through an agreement with Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross, Abington (Pa.) Health is the third provider in the region to join the payor’s hospital-physician incentive program, according to an IBC news release. The program, called the Integrated Provider Performance Incentive Plan,…