Christian G. Zimmerman, MD, FACS, MBA, is chairman, medical director of Idaho Neurological Institute, and co-chairman, Spinal Medicine Institute, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, ID.
Integration & Physician Issues
In a proposed strategic alliance, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix plans to shift many of its pediatric cases to Phoenix Children's Hospital so that St. Joseph's can focus on a few adult services, according to a report…
The Joint Commission has revised its medical staff standard to recognize that administrators and board members must collaborate closely with the medical staff, even though the board is still ultimately responsible for operations, according to a release from the Joint…
Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill., and Affinity Healthcare, a multi-specialty physician practice in Riverwoods, Ill., have signed a letter of intent to merge, according to a report by the Daily Herald.
Many hospitals are looking to buy up ASCs from physician-owners and convert them into hospital outpatient departments that command higher reimbursements than ASCs. Other hospitals are seeking to have HOPDs operate like ASCs. While physicians cannot directly own HOPDs, they…
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On Feb. 11, David Thoene, managing member of Medical Surgical Partners, presented a Webinar titled "Hospital-Doctor Joint Ventures: A Highly Efficient Physician-Engagement Tool" that highlighted reasons for and benefits of creating hospital-physician ASC joint ventures. Here he addresses two questions…
Ohio State University's private physician practice, OSU Physicians, will join OSU Medical Center, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch.
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates is curtailing patient referrals to Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital in an attempt to better coordinate care, opting to handle most patients at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, according to a report in the Boston Globe.
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City (Mo.) and North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital have signed a contract with Mid America Heart and Lung Surgeons that will create a new hospital-physician practice to serve both hospitals, according to a report by…
Marc Halley, CEO of Halley Consulting Group in Westerville, Ohio, has worked for many years with hospital-owned medical practice networks across the country, facilitating financial turnarounds, organizing effective governance between employed physicians and hospital executives and developing methods to improve…