Integrating physicians with a hospital is becoming increasingly important as healthcare delivery shifts away from fee-for-service to those rewarding more coordinated care. One way to integrate physicians is to focus on a particular service line, such as cardiovascular services. By…
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The Red Hills Surgical Center, a joint-venture ambulatory surgery center between Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial Hospital and 35 local physicians, has opened, according to a news release from the hospital.
An accountable care organization pilot involving the California Public Employees' Retirement System, Blue Shield of California HMO, San Francisco-based Catholic Healthcare West and Hill Physicians Medical Group may produce $15.5 million in savings, according to a CalPERS news release.
The recently released rules for developing an accountable care organization are designed to reach the Triple Aim: improved experience of care, improved health of populations and reduced costs. While healthcare organizations may use different models of integration, payment and patient…
In an effort to achieve the efficiencies of a large physician organization, Marin Independent Physician Association in Novato, Calif., has said it will add physicians from 278-bed Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital and other hospitals in the area, according to…
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As hospitals and large multi-specialty group practices gear up for accountable care organizations, procedure-oriented specialists are still trying to figure out their role in them.
A Florida neurosurgeon has filed a complaint with circuit court, claiming the non-compete clause in his contract with Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Memorial Health System is not enforceable due to the shortage of specialists in the field, according to a…
Here are eight transactions between hospitals, health systems and physician practices — beginning with the most recent. 1. Lake Region Bone and Joint Surgeons Merge With Sanford HealthBemidji, Minn.-based Lake Region Bone and Joint Surgeons has merged with Sanford Health,…
The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on accountable care organizations, according to a Kaiser Health News report. The House subcommittee is still in development, as Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) said he does not yet have…
Bemidji, Minn.-based Lake Region Bone and Joint Surgeons has merged with Sanford Health, based in Fargo, N.D., and Sioux Falls, S.D., according to a Sanford Health news release.