A joint venture between Saint Thomas Health Services in Nashville, Tenn., and radiology groups in the Nashville area will create an outpatient imaging network worth approximately $95 million according to a Nashville Post report. The new network, called Saint Thomas…
Integration & Physician Issues
Anthem Blue Cross, Sharp Community Medical Group and Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Centers will pilot an accountable care organization, according to a release from Anthem.
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative has created a Center for Accountable Care to promote a patient-centered primary care model in accountable care organizations, according to a news release.
Warren, Mich.-based St. John Providence Health System has arranged a 50-50 co-management deal between physicians and hospitals to co-manage their cardiovascular service line, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
Detroit hospitals' approach to physician employment affects how the hospitals reduce costs and improve quality, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Nevada Attorney General's office have launched an inquiry into partnerships between Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health and local cardiology groups formed as part of Renown's Institute of Heart and Vascular Health, according to a Reno…
Rex Healthcare, based in Raleigh, N.C., has sold a 22 percent controlling stake in Rex Surgery Center of Cary (N.C.) to a physician group, according to a report from MedCity News.
The Physician-Hospital Alignment Triangle, created by Luke Peterson, strategy partner, and Kate Lovrien, senior strategy manager for Kurt Salmon's Minneapolis office, details the most important aspects of hospital-physician alignment.
CMS Administrator Don Berwick, MD, said in a speech that proposed rules for accountable care organizations would be released very soon, according to a report by Politico.
Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic and Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna have collaborated to form an accountable care organization, according to a news release.