Clinical Integration Enables Leading Health Systems to Deliver Higher Quality, Cost-Effective Care

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's economic and health care environment, hospitals face increasing urgency to strengthen relationships with physicians. Among the concerns are an aging population driving increased demand for health care (and a growing Medicare population), reimbursement reductions and changes, and physician shortages in key specialties. In this environment, it is more critical than ever that hospitals engage physicians to enhance health care quality while also improving efficiency and cutting costs across all care settings. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110802/PH45999LOGO ) To achieve these goals, physician organizations at leading systems such...