The American Medical Group Association convened its first meeting of its ACO Development Collaborative on Oct. 1, with leaders from 22 medical group attending, according to a AMGA news release.
Integration & Physician Issues
Geisinger Health System, an integrated network in Danville, Pa., served as one of the models for the new accountable care organization. The system participated in CMS' seminal Medicare Group Practice Demonstration, a precursor of the ACO, and recently CMS tapped…
Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University Health System has announced that physicians from North Shore Cardiologists will join its medical group, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Peter Young, president of HealthCare Strategic Issues in Ft. Myers, Fla., identifies six steps a hospital or system needs to take to be a successful ACO.
On Sept. 23, the six-month anniversary of health reform, several key insurance changes went into effect, including expanded coverage for adult dependents until age 26, coverage for children with pre-existing conditions and free preventive care. David Alexander, president of healthcare…
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Physician investors of a hospital under construction in Kearney, Neb., are transferring ownership to of the $20 million facility to MDM, a Kansas-based corporation, citing the ban on new physician-owned hospitals in the healthcare reform law, according to a report…
The Alternative QUALITY Contract, created by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, is one of the most advanced versions yet of an accountable care organization. It was introduced in Jan. 2009, three years before the Medicare ACO program is set…
Rushing to develop accountable care organizations could result in scrutiny from lawmakers and severe consequences in the California marketplace, Dustin Corcoran, CEO of the California Medical Association, wrote in an opinion piece for Capitol Weekly.
Multispecialty groups owned by hospitals and integrated delivery systems showed a 2.4 percent increase in total medical revenue after operating cost from 2008-2009, while the same measurement for independent groups fell by less than 1 percent, according to a release…
Multispecialty groups owned by hospitals and integrated delivery systems showed a slight decrease in work units from 2004-2009, while their independent counterparts showed a slight increase, according to a release by MGMA.