Physicians from St. Paul (Minn.) Cardiology have integrated with St. Paul-based HealthEast Care System and will be employed by the health system, according to a news release by HealthEast.
Integration & Physician Issues
St. Louis-based SSM Health Care has acquired 22 physicians from oncology and orthopedic practices, according to a St. Louis Business Journal report. The hospital network acquired Missouri Cancer Care in January to form SSM Cancer Care oncology practice. Eight physicians…
Decreasing reimbursements as well as increased regulatory requirements have caused many cardiologists across the country to seek refuge through hospital employment. By selling their practices to a hospital, cardiologists gain a steady income and are able to focus more on…
The following article is written by Bo Hjorth, vice president business development for Regent Surgical Health. Hospitals and physicians are both struggling with challenges related to competition, reform and the economy that are difficult to tackle on their own, but…
St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis has entered into an agreement to employ physicians from The Heart Specialty Associates, also in St. Louis, to create The Heart Specialty Center at St. Anthony's Medical Center, according to a news release…
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Ralph de la Torre, CEO of Massachusetts-based Steward Health Care System, discussed his plans for accountable care organizations in a recent Boston Globe profile. Mr. de la Torre said Steward, the for-profit parent company of Boston-based Caritas Christi Health Care,…
Letters from an influential Republican member of the Federal Trade Commission to the White House and CMS suggest a struggle between the FTC and Department of Justice to compromise on antitrust issues surrounding accountable care organizations, according to the New…
More than 50 physicians with Oakland Physician Professional Management Group will offer advice to St. John Macomb-Oakland-Hospital, Oakland Center in Madison Heights, Mich., under a two-year management agreement, according to an American Medical News report. While co-management agreements between physician…
The following is an excerpt from a complete white paper by Singletrack Analytics on analytics for ACOs. The download the entire whitepaper, click here (pdf).With the passage of the health reform legislation, many healthcare organizations are rapidly planning to form…
Officials from Johns Hopkins have released information on the cultural barriers and financial considerations for other academic medical centers in the establishment of accountable care organizations in an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine. AMCs face considerable…