Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, N.C. will affiliate with Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health System, according to a Citizen-Times report.
Integration & Physician Issues
Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals has added three physician practices to its physician practices division, according to a news release by the hospital.Physician practices joining WakeMed include Carolina Cardiology Consultants, Holly Springs Medical Group and North Wake Cardiovascular Center.
The following Becker’s Hospital Review stories feature best practices and strategies for effective hospital-physician integration, alignment and relationships. 1. 6 Ways for Community Hospitals to Align with Physicians in Competitive Markets 2. 3 Challenges for Physician Integration in 20113. 7…
New Bern, N.C.-based CarolinaEast Health System is expected to acquire East Carolina Internal Medicine based in Pollocksville, N.C., by Jan. 1, 2011, according to a Sun Journal report.
Here are 10 hospitals, physician groups, health systems and insurers that have recently formed ACOs. 1. 2 New Jersey IPAs Will Form ACOTwo independent practice associations in New Jersey — VISTA Health System in Summit and Central Jersey Physician Network…
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Christian D. Ellison, vice president of business development at Health Inventures in Broomfield, Colo., provides eight insights for successful joint ventures between hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
Two independent practice associations in New Jersey — VISTA Health System in Summit and Central Jersey Physician Network — will form an accountable care organization called Optimus Healthcare Partners, according to a VISTA news release. The ACO will enroll physicians…
Just a few years ago, 431-bed Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill., was focused on nurturing independent physicians who could function at arm's length from the institution."We wanted high-energy physicians interested in entrepreneurship," says Bruce Crowther, who has been…
Almost three quarters of ED administrators nationwide report shortages of specialists such as orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons and other specialists, posing at least moderate risk for patients, according to a survey by the Schumacher Group.
Beginning Jan. 1, Inland Orthopaedics of Spokane (Wash.) will merge with Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital's physician services in Spokane, according to a Journal of Business news report.