In a statement to Congress, the AMA called for a new physician fee formula to replace the flawed sustainable growth rate, reflecting the need for integrated care and keeping patients out of the hospital, according to a report by the…
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Dallas-based Methodist Health System and Arlington, Texas-based Texas Health Resources have agreed to collaborate to develop a multi-provider accountable care organization, according to a joint news release.
The final rule for the Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing program, released by CMS on April 29, in many ways parallels proposed rules for accountable care organizations CMS released on March 31, according to a Monday Memo by Paul Keckley, executive…
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At the end of March, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice released a proposed antitrust policy statement for accountable care organizations. While the guidance is directed toward ACOs that participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, it…
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced it will host a workshop to discuss how federal antitrust agencies will enforce U.S. antitrust laws when competing healthcare providers work together in accountable care organizations, according to an FTC news release.
Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute in Nashville has acquired South Central Heart Group, a five-physician practice in Columbia, Tenn., according to a Vanderbilt news release. Under the acquisition, SCHG will become Vanderbilt Heart-Columbia. The practice was under Maury Regional Medical…
A study has showed 30-day readmission rates for pneumonia, heart attack and heart failure decrease as the number of family physicians increase, according to a report from American Family Physician. Adding one family practitioner per 1,000 population reduces readmission rates…
Speaking before a House committee, AHA officials said the organization supports averting the ever-looming cut in Medicare physician fees, but not at the expense of hospitals, according to a report by AHA News Now.
It is not clear how an accountable care organizations comprised of independent providers can implement and finance necessary administration systems, according to a report from actuarial and consulting firm Milliman. The increasingly challenging environment for individual providers and ACOs is…