Two physicians have proposed a novel care delivery model, called Community Health Center and Academic Medical Partnerships, to sustain community health centers and preserve access for Medicaid beneficiaries and other low-income patients, according to a New England Journal of Medicine…
Integration & Physician Issues
Three healthcare experts weighed in on accountable care organizations during a panel session at the Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting May 20. The panel included Martin Manning, president of Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Physician Partners; Brian J. Silverstein, MD, senior…
The American Hospital Association has outlined its concerns to the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services over the proposed antitrust regulations for accountable care organizations. The AHA delivered the following points to the…
While most physicians understand the need to integrate with hospitals, many of them seem ambivalent about taking the plunge. For example, a recent survey of physicians by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that just a little more than half of them wanted to…
TIME magazine has shared four commonly held concerns with accountable care organizations. 1. ACOs will measure processes but not hard outcomes. The list of measures required for Medicare rewards reflect aspects of quality care but may not actually measure how…
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Southfield, Mich.-based Providence Hospital and Novi, Mich.-based Providence Park Hospital, both part of St. John Providence Health System, have entered into a 50-50 joint venture with 43 local surgeons to co-manage the hospitals' inpatient and outpatient surgery services, according to…
Kentucky is shifting the majority of its Medicaid program to private managed care organizations and closed its bidding processes for managed care vendors last week, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center has joined the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper and 13 other hospitals in the state to form the Wyoming Integrated Care Network, according to a Wyoming Business Report article. John Lucas, MD, CEO of Cheyenne…
Suffern, N.Y.-based Bon Secours Charity Health System has integrated five medical practices into its medical group, according to a system news release. The New York practices now affiliated with Bon Secours Medical Group include:• Ramapo Valley Surgical Associates, a four-surgeon…
The American Medical Association has submitted its comments to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice on the proposed policy regarding antitrust regulation of accountable care organizations, according to an AMA news release. The AMA has said existing antitrust…