Worchester, Mass.-based Cardiology Consultants of Central Massachusetts has join UMass Memorial Medical Group, the faculty practice group for UMass Memorial Health Care and the University of Massachusetts Medical School, according to a report by the Worchester Business Journal.
Integration & Physician Issues
Wheaton Franciscan All Saints in Racine, Wis., is in the process of unveiling a new leadership model that will give physicians more input on how the organization is run, according to a report by The Journal Times.
In the past few years, the prevalence of hospital-owned physician practices has greatly increased as hospitals seek to expand referral bases and service lines while physicians seek a reprieve from growing federal and state reporting requirements and other regulations. One…
With 30,000 hospitalists in the United States, hospital medicine is the fastest growing medical specialty and it is expected to play an important role in healthcare reform, according to a report by the New York Times.
Robert J. Baudino, JD, is president of Baudino Law Group in Des Moines, Iowa, which primarily represents healthcare clients. Here, Mr. Baudino discusses how hospitals can prepare for accountable care organizations, noting that clinical integration is a good first step.
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Six interventional radiologists with Radiological Association of Sacramento (Calif.) Medical Group have filed suit against Sutter Roseville (Calif) Medical Center and Sutter Medical Center Sacramento after being denied privileges following Sutter's hiring of its own radiologists, according to a report…
The clinically integrated network is a key building block for the accountable care organization, an upcoming piece in the healthcare reform law that will bring together hospitals, physicians and other caregivers to deliver the full scope of care for each…
Southeast Medical Center, a primary care practice with seven locations based in Oakes, N.D., has officially merged with Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health-MeritCare, according to a MeritCare news release.
Sen. Dean Florez (D-Calif.) plans to introduce a bill aimed at preventing City of Hope cancer hospital in Duarte, Calif., from severing ties with California Cancer Specialists Medical Group and forming a foundation to employ other physicians, according to a…
While the care and feeding of hospital-based physicians is not a new topic, there are some new trends and strategies for this group, which includes anesthesiologists, radiologists, pathologists, emergency physicians and hospitalists. Here are six of those trends.