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A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found higher healthcare prices for outpatient care linked to the financial integration between physicians and hospitals.
Last month Broward Health agreed to pay $70 million to settle allegations that it engaged in "improper financial relationships" with doctors under laws prohibiting kickbacks in return for patient referrals.
Ownership by a hospital "dramatically increases" odds that a doctor will admit patients there instead of another, nearby hospital, researchers found.
A healthcare revolution is underway and a fundamental change in healthcare delivery and payment models is taking place. Only highly-integrated networks with proven care management capability will be optimally positioned to compete in the new environment.
The reasons for aligning with a hospital are changing, which makes integration even more complicated.
When medical practices consolidate through a merger or acquisition, they do so today for the same reasons they did 20 years ago. Today, however, the stakes are higher, and three essentials must exist prior to the merger for positive returns.
In today's healthcare environment, improving the performance of employed physician practices is essential. But simply employing a physician isn't enough. The structure of compensation can be a key component for improved physician alignment.
Hospitals have been acquiring physician practices and have been doing so for years, but a case resting in the hands of a federal judge in Boise is proving to be a "banner" case for these sorts of mergers and acquisitions.
Hospitals purchasing physician practices may find that the relationship doesn't turn into the fairy tale romance they had envisioned. A webinar presented by healthcare compensation and human resource consulting firm Integrated Healthcare Strategies offered tips on how hospitals can revive souring relationships.
WHEN IT COMES to hospital-physician relations, both parties should concentrate on their similarities rather than their differences, industry experts say. By focusing on the goals and challenges they s...
