Physician-Hospital Affiliations/Organizations

Information on MHA’s Physician/Hospital Integration Collaborative (PHIC).
10.01.2018  | HPC on BID-Lahey Merger: AG Review Needed
The HPC has released its final report on the proposed large merger of hospitals and physician practices that would be known as Beth Israel Lahey Health.
07.16.2018  | Mass. Medical Society Opposes Staffing Ballot Question
The Massachusetts Medical Society has joined the Coalition to Protect Patient Safety in opposing the nurse staffing question on the ballot this November.
07.16.2018  | Clinicians Concerned About Their Scores Can Get a Review
Clinicians who participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System in 2017 can now access their final MIPS score and performance feedback.
03.12.2018  | Merger Takes Big Step to Fulfillment
The deal involving Lahey Health, the Beth Israel Deaconess system, and other entities received a favorable report from DPH.
11.06.2017  | HPC Casts Cold Eye, Preliminarily, on Partners, MEEI Merger
The Health Policy Commission’s (HPC’s) preliminary Cost and Market Impact Review (CMIR), on the merger between Partners HealthCare and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and its Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates physician organization was re
05.22.2017  | HOSPITALS SEEK THREE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BUDGET
On Tuesday The Senate Ways & Means Committee released its state budget proposal for the coming fiscal year (2018), calling for total spending of $40.8 billion and including a number of provisions of great interest to the healthcare community.
05.22.2017  | MHA TO BORIM: REGULATIONS IN NEED OF FURTHER REVISION
Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM), MHA expressed concerns shared by a wide segment of the provider community that BORIM’s proposed substantial changes to its regulations would increase healthcare costs.
05.22.2017  | CONTINUING THE FIGHT AGAINST TEEN TOBACCO USE
Dr. Lynda Young, president of Tobacco Free Mass and former president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, testified with Chris Lathan, M.D., a medical oncologist from Dana Farber Cancer Institute in support of legislation that would raise the legal
05.22.2017  | HEALEY JOINS AGs IN SEEKING TO PRESERVE ACA SUBSIDIES
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey joined 15 other AGs from across the U.S. in filing a motion aimed at preserving the so-called “cost-sharing reductions”.
05.22.2017  | DATA & QUALITY WEBINARS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
MHA, the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA), Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors, and New England QIN QIO offered a webinar series on leveraging data reports to drive quality improvement.
05.22.2017  | NICHOLAS ON BOSTON CHILDREN'S PANEL MAY 31
MHA's President & CEO Lynn Nicholas, FACHE will participate on a panel at Boston Children's Hospital on Wednesday, May 31 to discuss how recent federal healthcare policies will affect children and families.
05.22.2017  | U.S. HOUSE REPEAL & REPLACE BILL HURTS KIDS' CARE
If the per capita caps endorsed by the GOP-backed American Health Care Act (AHCA) are used to distribute Medicaid funds then Medicaid payments for children's healthcare between 2020 and 2026 will be reduced by at least $43 billion.
05.22.2017  | DANGEROUS DRUG APPEARS IN NEW ENGLAND
DPH issued a notice on Monday about the presence of Carfentanil in New Hampshire, Maine, and Rhode Island, and urged Massachusetts caregivers to be both on the lookout for cases involving it and to use caution.
05.15.2017  | Reliant Medical Group And Optum Eye Partnership
Reliant Medical Group, an MHA member with more than 500 providers, has agreed to be purchased by Optum, a health services company that is part of UnitedHealth Group.
05.15.2017  | Tuesday, May 16: Big Day Of Beacon Hill Hearings
The state Senate is expected to release its FY18 budget proposal, and three joint committees are holding public hearings during which testimony will be submitted on eight priority bills for MHA and the hospital community.
05.15.2017  | Opioid Numbers: A Small Glimmer Of Hope?
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on May 10 released the latest data on the opioid crisis in Massachusetts.
05.15.2017  | ACHE Of Mass. Holds May 25 Conference On ACA
The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) of Massachusetts is holding a timely conference on May 25 on efforts to repeal and replace the ACA.
05.15.2017  | Healthcare Planning: Take The 1st Step Webinar
MHA is holding a complimentary webinar this Wednesday, May 17 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for hospitals and health systems on how to provide resources to help employees plan ahead in the case of serious illness.
05.15.2017  | Environmental Infection Prevention Webinar
As the healthcare sector transforms itself to deal with the unprecedented changes in the marketplace, hospitals are facing increasing challenges to balance patient satisfaction with cost containment.
05.15.2017  | A Novel Idea: Improve Health & Communities, Lower Cost
As the Senate Ways & Means Committee readies its FY2018 budget proposal for release this week, MHA has reiterated its strong support for the inclusion of a tiered excise tax on sugary drinks.

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