Nine physicians have sued West Penn Allegheny Health System after the Pittsburgh-based system allegedly informed them it was abandoning primary care services in a certain area due to low and poor payor rates, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.…
Integration & Physician Issues
Experts from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia have voiced concerns that accountable care organizations could potentially be designed to exclude minorities and widen healthcare disparities, according to a news release from Johns Hopkins…
Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital and Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists, based in Greenwich, have announced a joint-venture ambulatory surgery center agreement.
Hospitals have two ways to collaborate with physicians for outpatient surgery centers, says Matt Searles, a managing partner at Merritt Healthcare in Somers, N.Y. They can retain their existing HOPD or build a new one, authorizing physicians to manage it…
When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the proposed rule for accountable care organizations at the end of March, health information technology was recognized and emphasized as a central component. Technological aspects of the proposed rule are closely…
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Healthcare leaders are finding that physician integration will be critical for achieving the increased efficiencies and coordination necessary for meeting healthcare reform standards and for producing savings. Although integral to the formation of accountable care organizations, hospitals are pursuing physician…
Accountable care organizations continue to be a hot topic in healthcare, and with CMS’ proposed rule released, many of the “why” and “what” questions regarding the model have largely been answered. However, providers are now beginning to ask what might…
Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System has reached an agreement with three physicians, ending the health system’s efforts to enforce a non-compete agreement that would prevent the physicians from working for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, according to a…
Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, part of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, has acquired California Pacific Cardiovascular Medical Group, based in San Francisco, according to a San Francisco Business Times news report.
The law firm McGuireWoods and healthcare analytics company Sg2 discussed the regulations for accountable care organizations in an April 6 webinar titled "Interpreting New ACO Regulations: Implications for Growth and Performance."