Integration & Physician Issues

Anthem Blue Cross, Sharp Community Medical Group and Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Centers will pilot an accountable care organization, according to a release from Anthem.

The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative has created a Center for Accountable Care to promote a patient-centered primary care model in accountable care organizations, according to a news release.

Warren, Mich.-based St. John Providence Health System has arranged a 50-50 co-management deal between physicians and hospitals to co-manage their cardiovascular service line, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.

Detroit hospitals' approach to physician employment affects how the hospitals reduce costs and improve quality, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.

The Federal Trade Commission and the Nevada Attorney General's office have launched an inquiry into partnerships between Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health and local cardiology groups formed as part of Renown's Institute of Heart and Vascular Health, according to a Reno…

Rex Healthcare, based in Raleigh, N.C., has sold a 22 percent controlling stake in Rex Surgery Center of Cary (N.C.) to a physician group, according to a report from MedCity News.

The Physician-Hospital Alignment Triangle, created by Luke Peterson, strategy partner, and Kate Lovrien, senior strategy manager for Kurt Salmon's Minneapolis office, details the most important aspects of hospital-physician alignment.

CMS Administrator Don Berwick, MD, said in a speech that proposed rules for accountable care organizations would be released very soon, according to a report by Politico.

Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic and Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna have collaborated to form an accountable care organization, according to a news release.

A primary concern among hospital leaders and physicians looking to form accountable care organizations is what exactly they will require. HHS is expected to soon release draft regulations for ACOs, which will provide additional direction on the creation of these…