The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report containing a new strategic framework for improving the health of Americans with multiple chronic conditions, according to an HHS news release.
Integration & Physician Issues
Humana, a major player in Medicare Advantage, has been helping hospitals prepare for accountable care organizations and primary care physicians prepare for patient-centered medical homes. Here, Tim O'Rourke, vice president of provider engagement at Humana, discusses the Louisville-based insurer's work…
CMS officials plan to release proposed regulations on accountable care organizations next week, with attribution of beneficiaries the final issue to work out, according to several sources who have been working with the agency.
The following 12 organizations recently offered feedback and recommendations on the structure, principles and criteria for accountable care organizations. 1. AMA Lists 6 Ways to Help Independent Physicians Form ACOs In a letter to CMS, the AMA listed six ways…
The American Nurses Association has offered CMS feedback on accountable care organizations, saying nurses should be a priority in the new model, according to the ANA letter to CMS. In the letter, the ANA offered the following recommendations to CMS:…
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Independent community hospitals can feel at a competitive disadvantage as hospitals rush to align with physicians. In many markets, they have to compete with large hospital systems offering physicians large referral networks, says Mary C. Reed, vice president of Gateway…
Only 26 percent of physicians plan to continue practicing as they have been for the next three years, and many are considering moves to other types of work or retirement, according to a 2010 Physicians Foundation survey.
Five of the 10 physician groups that participated in the Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration, the model for ACOs, will receive performance payments in the fourth year of the five-year project, according to a release by CMS.
St. Elizabeth Regional Health in Lafayette, Ind., part of Franciscan Alliance, has signed a formal letter of intent to acquire Monticello (Ind.) Medical Center, a four-physician medical group, according to a Journal & Courier report.
Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System plans to add up to 250 primary care physicians to its medical group through acquiring local practices and attracting new physicians to the region, according to a Washington Business Journal report.