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Integration & Physician Issues
A recent report released by the AHA's Committee on Research synthesizes the research literature on accountable care organizations and identifies several areas organizations should address if considering developing an ACO, according to a report by AHA News Now.
Forty-five percent of surveyed hospital employees consider themselves "distanced from or discontent with their current work," according a release by Press Ganey Associates.
Akron (Ohio) General Health System plans to acquire an outpatient prostate cancer treatment center from Physicians Urology, one of Akron's largest urology practices, according to a report by the Akron Beacon Journal.
Implementation of the 21.3 percent cut in Medicare physician fees is due to kick in on Friday, following a lopsided defeat of the fee fix provision in the Senate Wednesday, as part of a package extending unemployment insurance and aid…
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Dearborn, Mich.-based Oakwood Healthcare has announced plans to form an accountable care organization consisting of its four hospitals and up to 1,300 physicians, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, Ariz., has decided not to renew contracts with two physician hospitalist groups for emergency department coverage and has instead opted to directly employ physicians for these services, according to a report by the Arizona…
Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio may soon acquire Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio, a 23-physician cardiology group, according to a report by the San Antonio Express-News.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, which serves some 3.2 million people in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia, plans to launch a program Jan. 1, 2011, that would reward physicians with bonuses for decreasing patients' healthcare expenses and improving quality, according to…
In addition to a shortage of primary care physicians overall, the nation is facing a shortage of a subgroup within primary care — physicians with special training in the care of older people. This scarcity comes at a time when…