Integration & Physician Issues

Of the 5,000 ASCs in the United States, about 90 percent are physician-owned and -operated, according to ASC Association. Less than 3 percent of ASCs are owned and operated with a hospital as the general partner, and about 14 percent…

A new report examines the trends driving a shift in hospital-physician relationships and profiles the arrangements that can be adopted to secure successful, long-term alignment with the physician workforce. The report is the result of a collaborative effort between Sg2,…

The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati has announced that it will acquire Ohio Heart & Vascular Center in a move that will bring together a prominent cardiovascular physician group with one the premier heart hospitals in the region, according to a…

Hospitals have endured an undeniable decline within their GI outpatient procedural volume in the past 10-plus years as physicians sought alternate settings to perform their cases. This migration of GI procedures from HOPDs to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and GI…

The Business Courier of Cincinnati reports on the growing influence of outpatient surgery on the city’s healthcare and the ongoing competition for procedures between hospitals and ASCs.

Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati will soon become a joint venture with physicians in a restructuring that participants in the partnership hope will appeal to doctors and help bring a financial turnaround for the struggling hospital, according to the Business Courier…

As acute care hospitals face growing competition, protecting their orthopedic surgery departments becomes increasingly valuable. Not-for-profit acute care hospitals depend on that revenue to subsidize money-losing services and attract new patients. Reimbursements from public and private insurers for orthopedic surgery…

This short article briefly outlines several methods by which hospitals attempt to align interests with physicians. Certain of these options may be useful for different types of projects. Further, depending on whether pursing an imaging venture, an ASC venture, a…

Ambulatory surgery centers and physician owned hospitals each offer similar advantages to consumers and to payors. For example, each, if managed well, can deliver services at lower cost and each, if managed well, can have outstanding clinical results. Thus, it…

Ambulatory surgery centers and physician owned hospitals each offer similar advantages to consumers and to payors. For example, each, if managed well, can deliver services at lower cost and each, if managed well, can have outstanding clinical results. Thus, it…