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6 reasons to join the AMA

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What the future holds for integrated care

Moving health care toward greater integration soon will be crucial for improving costs, quality and access to care, Mayo Clinic Health System CEO Robert Nesse, MD, told physicians earlier this month during the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.

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Multi-hospital systems may now have one integrated medical staff

A multi-hospital system can now have a single integrated medical staff, rather than requiring a separate medical staff at each hospital, under a final rule (AMA login required) issued last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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What makes a successful hospital-physician relationship

Health care delivery models—and relationships between hospitals and physicians—are changing rapidly, but until more systems implement new models, the traditional structure isn’t going away, according to discussions from an industry conference highlighted in an April 18 Health Affairs blog post.

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Where we are on the road to physician-led integrated care

If you’re in a physician-led integrated practice setting, or moving in that direction, the annual meeting of the AMA Integrated Physician Practice Section (IPPS) will shed light on how physicians are shaping emerging care delivery and payment models.

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Cleveland Clinic becomes first hospital certified as medical home

The Joint Commission has awarded its first Gold Seal of Approval® for Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) certification for hospitals to the Cleveland Clinic for demonstrating compliance with the group’s national standards for health care quality and safety. 

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