A new study examines vertical integration of physician practices from 2007-2017 and finds considerable variation among specialties, with oncology and cardiology leading the way. A new study this week ...

Compared to Medicare site-based payment policy, oncologists' practice characteristics emerged as more potent factors for integration and should be considered to ensure the intended impacts of ...

The drive toward accountable care that rewards physicians based on quality has the nation's small practices--and even some of the larger ones--courting hospital and health system buyers. More than ...

Advanced practice providers like nurse practitioners and physician assistants are vital to helping close the gap between patient demand and provider supply. However, attracting skilled advanced ...

Using the Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data and Medicare Data on Provider Practice and Specialty in 2013-2019, we extracted nonintegrated medical/hematologic oncologists (hereafter ...