San Diego-based Scripps Health has entered a joint venture with North American Medical Management California to form an integrated delivery network with NAMM’s affiliated physician groups, according to a Scripps news release. Seven physician groups in San Diego County…
Integration & Physician Issues
While exclusive contracts are more common in diagnostic or general areas of medicine, Kettering (Ohio) Medical Center has established three-year exclusive arrangements with cardiothoracic surgeons, according to a Dayton Daily News report. The hospital put the arrangement in place about…
1. Indianapolis’ St. Francis Health Acquires Colon and Rectal PracticeSt. Francis Medical Group, part of Indianapolis-based Franciscan St. Francis Health, acquired Kendrick Regional Center for Colon and Rectal Care. The six-surgeon practice will now be known as Kendrick Colon and…
Officials from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville have approved the UV Medical Center’s purchase of a private oncology practice, according to a Daily Progress report. UVMC will acquire Hematology Oncology Patient Enterprises, also based in Charlottesville, Va. The acquisition…
Tucson (Ariz.) Medical Center has formed an alliance with Optum to strengthen the infrastructure for its accountable care organization, according to a joint news release. The 612-bed Tucson Medical Center entered an ACO arrangement in 2010 with independent physicians, forming…
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Physicians and hospitals can both benefit significantly from a hospital-physician ASC joint venture: The hospital benefits from transferring its brand to the surgery center and building a strong relationship with community physicians, and the physicians benefit from greater leverage in…
Scott Becker, JD, CPA, partner with McGuire Woods LLP, discusses five issues that can affect the legality of hospital/physician ASC joint ventures. 1. Percentage of hospital ownership. According to Mr. Becker, there are several different arguments about the necessary percentage…
The need for physician-hospital alignment is well understood by hospital administrators around the country. Additionally, cases studies abound showing how various alignment strategies work in settings around the country. However, since every situation of physician-hospital alignment deals with individuals and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to extend the deadline for applications to the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model program from July 18 to Aug. 19, according to an AHA News Now report. CMS has also extended the…
Utah officials plan to submit a proposal to transition the state's Medicaid program into ACO-like arrangements with managed care providers, according to a Salt Lake Tribune report.