Tacoma’s Franciscan Health System and the Northwest Physicians Network have created the first Medicare-approved Accountable Care Organization in the South Sound.
Tacoma’s Franciscan Health System and the Northwest Physicians Network have created the first Medicare-approved Accountable Care Organization in the South Sound.
The new organization to be called the Franciscan Northwest Physicians Health Network is the second Accountable Care Organization in the state.
Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/business/2013/01/17/franciscan-northwest-physicians-network-ally-to-create-new-medicare-health-group/
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The deal between PeaceHealth and Catholic Health Initiatives was to be in place by June 30. The two faith-based health care systems had signed a non-binding agreement last August to create a joint venture by combining all of their operations, which include 16 hospitals, in three states.
They agreed on Tuesday, April 2, to suspend their discussions, as they were going through due diligence and the approval process.
Tacoma’s Franciscan Health System announced today it plans to expand its presence in Auburn with the fall opening of a new primary and specialty care facility on Auburn’s main arterial.
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One of the state’s biggest medical insurance providers and one of its largest health care systems have signed a new agreement, ending the threat of a health care crisis for some 53,000 South Sound families.
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