Fargo, N.D.-based Orthopaedic Associates and Sanford Health, also in Fargo, have completed their merger, according to a Sanford Health news release.
Integration & Physician Issues
At federal regulators' listening session on accountable care organizations on Oct. 5, FTC representatives asked stakeholders whether antitrust enforcement should encourage providers to join more than on ACO.
1. While ACOs have been promoted as part of the Healthcare Reform Act for Medicare patients, and pilot programs are being established, the real movement with ACOs seems to be with commercial payors at the moment. Further, the acceleration of…
Don Berwick, MD, CMS administrator, Baltimore. Dr. Berwick has become a major player in the ACO world by virtue of overseeing implementation of Medicare ACOs at CMS. The agency is expected to release draft regulations on ACOs by the end…
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System in Ann Arbor, Mich., and IHA, one of the largest physician group practices in the Ann Arbor area, have announced they will merge, according to a Saint Joseph Mercy news release.
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Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois have announced an agreement that holds the health system and its physicians accountable for the care they provide, essentially operating as an accountable care organization, according…
Kicking off a day-long federal listening session with stakeholders, CMS Administrator Don Berwick, MD, outlined his concept of the accountable care organization and how federal agencies should oversee ACOs.
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.
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.