Here are 12 statistics about medical directors from Integrated Health Strategies' 2009 Medical Director Survey. The survey collected data from 160 organizations, 2,600 individual medical directors and 66 different medical director positions.
Integration & Physician Issues
New Milford (Conn.) Hospital and Danbury (Conn.) Hospital are entering into discussions of a possible affiliation, according to a report in the Republican-American.
The University of Cincinnati Physicians and the University Hospital entered into a collaborative medical partnership beginning on Aug. 21, to improve healthcare in the region and to continue research into new medicine and treatments, according to a report in The…
MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, Mass., has decided to end plans to pursue a broad-based affiliation with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, according to a report in the Boston Globe.
Surgical Hospital of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, Okla., announced that it partnered with Surgical Care Affiliates, one of the country's largest providers of specialty surgical services, according to an SCA news release.
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The Obama administration and Congress appear to be "convinced" that orthopedic surgeons and other specialists are overpaid and drive up the cost of healthcare without improving outcomes, according to a blog by Jeffrey Binder, the CEO of Biomet.
The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago is considering a partnership with NorthShore University Health System, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
Rhode Island Hospital and Miriam Hospital, both located in Providence, R.I., have announced that they will merge to form a single hospital with two campuses, according to a report in The Providence Journal.
Robert Witham, MD, a medical oncologist in Port Angeles, Wash., has filed a lawsuit against Olympic Medical Center, which alleges that no state law provisions exist that allow public hospital taxing districts to employ doctors and that this creates unfair…
Physicians are asking hospitals to be compensated for providing emergency department ("ED") call coverage at an increasing rate. Many hospitals are responding to such requests, and offering on-call compensation arrangements to ensure that patient needs are being met. Recently, the…