Detroit Medical Center, which is expected to be acquired by Vanguard Health Systems tomorrow in a deal valued at $1.5 billion, will pay $30 million to the government for improper financial relationships it had with physicians, according to a CNBC…
Integration & Physician Issues
Greater Cincinnati Associated Physicians is splitting up, with physicians negotiating or joining two different healthcare systems and a handful remaining in private practice, according to an Enquirer report. Five GCAP physicians will join TriHealth, a hospital networked based in Cincinnati.…
The Queens County Medical Association in New York City is about to launch an all-physician accountable care organization. Barry Kaplan, MD, an oncologist on the board of the medical association, explains how the ACO would function.
Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, N.C. will affiliate with Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System, according to a Citizen-Times report.
Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals has added three physician practices to its physician practices division, according to a news release by the hospital.Physician practices joining WakeMed include Carolina Cardiology Consultants, Holly Springs Medical Group and North Wake Cardiovascular Center.
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The following Becker’s Hospital Review stories feature best practices and strategies for effective hospital-physician integration, alignment and relationships. 1. 6 Ways for Community Hospitals to Align with Physicians in Competitive Markets 2. 3 Challenges for Physician Integration in 20113. 7…
New Bern, N.C.-based CarolinaEast Health System is expected to acquire East Carolina Internal Medicine based in Pollocksville, N.C., by Jan. 1, 2011, according to a Sun Journal report.
Here are 10 hospitals, physician groups, health systems and insurers that have recently formed ACOs. 1. 2 New Jersey IPAs Will Form ACOTwo independent practice associations in New Jersey — VISTA Health System in Summit and Central Jersey Physician Network…
Christian D. Ellison, vice president of business development at Health Inventures in Broomfield, Colo., provides eight insights for successful joint ventures between hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
Two independent practice associations in New Jersey — VISTA Health System in Summit and Central Jersey Physician Network — will form an accountable care organization called Optimus Healthcare Partners, according to a VISTA news release. The ACO will enroll physicians…