Cincinnati-based TriHealth has received a $6 million grand from Bethesda Inc. to institute the patient-centered medical home model at its employed primary care physician practices, according to a TriHealth news release.
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Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind., has announced with will partner with the Medical Center of Vincennes, a 12-physician practice specializing in primary care, effective Jan. 2011, according to a Good Samaritan news release.
Hospitals are increasingly building new ambulatory surgery centers in partnership with surgeons. It is a strategy that can help the hospital strengthen relationships with physicians, prepare for reimbursement changes and defend against competing health systems, says Brandon Frazier, vice president…
The option of capitated payments for accountable care organizations makes it possible for ACOs to lose money if they fail to reduce the cost of care, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal Health Blog.
Health insurance representatives meeting in their trade group, America's Health Insurance Plans, worried that accountable care organizations would have too much negotiating clout, according to a report by the American Medical News.
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It is still unclear whether accountable care organizations can truly save money or if they will drive costs higher, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Hospitals in smaller communities and rural settings often have a difficult time attracting spine surgeons. However, once a community has established the need for a spine surgeon, there are a few things hospitals can do to attract good surgeons. Here…
A recent falling-out between Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., and North Country Orthopaedic Group, also in Watertown, was caused in part by the hospital's decision to spend $500,000 a year to pay on-call surgeons after investing the money for…
Draft criteria for accountable care organizations from the National Committee for Quality Assurance are "burdensome and overly prescriptive," according to a letter to CMS from the Federation of American Hospitals.
The American Medical Group Association has released comments on the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s 2011 draft of accountable care organization criteria, saying a multi-tiered structure may dilute ACO efforts and limit their success, according to an AMGA news release.