Accountable. Care. Organizations. Together, the words comprise one of the most pressing provisions of healthcare reform. When learning about and considering developing ACOs, however, providers may focus on one word of the term more heartily than the other two. The…
Integration & Physician Issues
CMS Administrator Donald Berwick, MD, said the new accountable care organization initiatives CMS recently announced were not prompted by widespread concerns that proposed ACO rules would be unworkable, according to a report by Kaiser Health News.
The New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative is receiving a grant to bolster a five-year project in which the Initiative will turn groups of hospitals and other healthcare facilities into accountable care organizations, according to a Boston Globe report. The $250,000…
Mary Barber, vice president of Cejka Search, a physician-search firm based in St. Louis, cites three reasons why hospitals are increasingly looking to hire physicians. According to Ms. Barber, hospitals may benefit from using a physician search firm for assistance…
CMS has unveiled an advanced model for accountable care organizations to start in the summer and is also seeking comment on yet another ACO model that would provide start-up funding, according to a release by CMS.
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St. John Hospital in Leavenworth, Kan., and Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., have acquired an imaging and physician practice, according to a Kansas City Business Journal report. The two hospitals, under Sisters of Charity Leavenworth Health System, acquired…
Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago has broken ground on a new ambulatory surgery center and medical office building on its campus, according to a report from the Lincolnwood Review, a Chicago Sun-Times publication.
Members of the Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on Health Care Financing are considering a proposal by Gov. Deval Patrick that would encourage healthcare providers to establish accountable care organizations to coordinate care, according to a Boston Globe report.
Arlington Heights, Ill.-based Alexian Brothers Health System will acquire Cardiovascular Associates, a 17-physician practice based in Elk Grove Village, Ill., according to a Chicago Tribune TribLocal report. The agreement between the hospital group and practice is expected to be finalized…
Physician groups with fewer physicians had higher turnover rates in 2010, according to the 2010 Physician Retention Survey published by Cejka Search and the American Medical Group Association.