Hilo (Hawaii) Medical Center has announced it has entered into a joint venture with Hilo Community Surgery Center.
Integration & Physician Issues
Providence Medical Group, the physician arm of Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Services, has acquired Advanced Medical Care in Santa Clarita, Calif., according to a KHTS report.
Gary Campbell, president and CEO of Colorado-based Centura Health, discusses the task of leading an integrated health system in a changing industry.
Four physician groups in Southern California have partnered with Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare Medical Foundation, an arm of MemorialCare Health System, according to a MemorialCare news release. MemorialCare Medical Foundation, a non-profit medical management organization that contracts physician groups, now…
Kathryn Howe Ruscitto, currently executive vice president of 430-bed St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y., will become president and CEO of the hospital on Jan 1. Here she describes seven ways for hospitals to align with physicians, based…
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Bruce Crowther, president and CEO of 431-bed Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill., makes seven points about switching from the old model of the entrepreneurial physician to the new model of physician integration.
Physician integration is a leading goal for many hospitals next year. Wayne Miller, JD, of Compliance Law Group, discusses three challenges affecting physician integration over the next year.
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.
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.