A survey conducted by MedAxiom, a network of 300 cardiology practices, shows roughly 60 percent of practices have already integrated with a hospital or are considering it.
Integration & Physician Issues
Kansas City, Mo.-based St. Luke's Health System has strengthened its partnership with 37-physician Cardiovascular Consultants, according to a St. Luke's news release.
Health insurers are paying physicians seven days faster and denying 12-18 percent fewer claims than the year before, according to a release by Athenahealth.
Orlando Health, a system of community and specialty hospitals in Central Florida, is adding to its network of pediatric specialty clinics in a move that it says will enhance services to patients close to their homes but also may potentially…
This article briefly addresses six key issues impacting outpatient services and physician-owned facilities.
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The 21.3 percent Medicare physician fee cut automatically went into effect today, but CMS is instructing Medicare contractors to hold physicians' Medicare claims for the first 10 business days in June to give Congress a chance to avert the cut.
The FTC has announced it is delaying enforcement of the Red Flags Rule, which aims to prevent identity theft, until the end of the year.
Comprehensive Cardiology Consultants, a practice of 10 cardiologists, has joined St. Elizabeth Healthcare, becoming the only group of cardiologists directly employed by the system, according to a report in the Business Courier of Cincinnati.
Canonsburg (Pa.) General Hospital is expected to open an outpatient complex that includes a surgery center in Peters, Pa., within the next 18 months, according to the Observer-Reporter.
When Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care launched its Clinical Integration Program a little more than five years ago, very few organizations were aligning with independent physicians in ways that today would be viewed as the underpinnings of an accountable…