Earlier this year, a federal trial court in Idaho struck down, and ordered unwound, a hospital’s acquisition of a medical group on grounds that it violated antitrust law.
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Earlier this year, a federal trial court in Idaho struck down, and ordered unwound, a hospital’s acquisition of a medical group on grounds that it violated antitrust law. The case is now on appeal.
If a medical group cannot govern itself, if it is structured like a true democracy, one owner, one vote on everything, or if it has a bloated board, it will never be able to make decisions with the speed required for its continued success.
Survey reveals sixty-seven percent of physician who participated in an ACO in 2012 realized no personal financial benefit.
Physicians should be all for collaboration in terms of patient care, collaboration with other providers and collaboration with facilities.
Survey reveals sixty-seven percent of physician who participated in an ACO in 2012 realized no personal financial benefit.
In almost every area of society, the change is away from big, away from corporate (or at least traditional corporate), toward small.
As hospitals build employed staff models, as they build ACO networks, and as they influence referrals within those “staffs,” will the quality of care go up, or will it go down?
What’s the right way of looking at ACOs, physician alignment, hospital-physician collaboration and other initiatives to bind physicians to hospitals?
Corporations exist to make a profit. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s a fact of life. One that I am all in favor of. Just keep your eyes open.