A top GOP strategist is focusing on parts of the reform law that would be easiest to repeal, including assigning Medicare beneficiaries to accountable care organizations without their consent, according to a report by The Hill.
Integration & Physician Issues
As hospitals begin moving toward ACO and bundled payment models, they will likely find themselves taking on more risk in order to reap the potential financial benefits these types of methodologies offer. For hospitals, risk has traditionally been carried by…
Kevin Lieb, senior director with TRG Health Care Solutions, and James Reilly, managing partner with TRG Health Care Solutions, share three common mistakes hospitals and other providers make when entering into bundled pricing contracts.
Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyo., is taking the first steps toward creating a statewide accountable care organization, according to a Star-Tribune report.
A recent study by KPMG International has found that healthcare integration is expected to increase in the next five years, not just in the United States, but globally, and will be led by national governments, according to a KPMG news…
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Because anesthesia groups are often relatively independent, autonomous bodies that interact little with the administration of a hospital, they can find themselves in difficult situations when hospitals merge or surgeons act out. Here Maria K. Todd, MHA, PhD, CEO of…
As reimbursements continue to decline, physicians may look to hospitals for financial support beyond the compensation they receive for clinical services. According to Wayne Miller, JD, of Compliance Law Group, hospitals and physicians considering financial support arrangements "always have to…
As healthcare reimbursement moves away from a fee-for-service environment, many hospitals are considering entering into bundled contracts with insurers, physicians and/or other providers. Bundled contracts take many forms but generally pay an entity a fixed or capitated amount in return…
As hospitals gear up for accountable care organizations, independent physicians are "a hot commodity," says Mary C. Reed, vice president of Gateway Health in Cleveland. Ms. Reed, who is helping a number of organizations create ACOs, says non-employed physicians, who…
For a hospital starting an accountable care organization, working with physicians is crucial to success, but it takes a great deal of time and effort to have a successful working relationship with physicians, according to Nancy J. Ham, president &…