Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health is in discussions to acquire Cardiology Associates, a cardiology practice with six locations throughout the metro Washington, D.C.-area, according to a Washington Business Journal report.
Integration & Physician Issues
Ron Seifert, vice president at the Hay Group in Philadelphia, explains why the trend toward physician employment in hospitals will continue, even though he is currently seeing a temporary slowdown in transactions.
To create leading healthcare institutions, physicians and hospitals must be aligned in multiple areas over a sustained period of time. However, today, the historical basis for a working relationship between physicians and hospitals has broken down due to increased competition…
At a time when hospitals seek alignment with physicians to build accountable care organizations, 45 percent of physicians in a recent survey indicated they did not know what an ACO is, according to a report by HCPlexus.
A unique partnership between Austin, Texas-based Seton Family of Hospitals and Austin Regional Clinic will bring Seton Heart Institute cardiologists to ARC primary care locations in the area, according to a Seton news release.
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Accountable care organization guidelines have yet to be released by the Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, but many providers are nervous to see how the topics of physician collaborations, exclusivity and transparency…
Black Hills Neurology in Rapid City, S.D., has joined Rapid City Regional Hospital, part of Regional Health, based in Rapid City, according to a news release by the health system.
Camden, N.J.-based Lourdes Health System has acquired Associated Cardiovascular Consultants, one of the largest private cardiology groups in South Jersey, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.
When it comes to physician-hospital relationships, it’s not the thought that counts. Nice gestures only go so far. Hospitals need to measure results, be business-savvy and recognize physicians in unorthodox ways. Rochell Pierce, vice president of physician relationship management for…