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GRIPA in the NewsPress coverage of our activities and accomplishmentsVisit this page often for links to our press coverage. Antitrust 101 for Health Care Joint Ventures, Hospitals & Health Networks, November 19, 2008 More health care organizations are facing antitrust scrutiny by state and federal regulators. Take some precautionary steps before embarking on a joint venture... The FTC’s GRIPA opinion is illustrative of how a well-documented justification can explain what otherwise could be improper behavior. Read the story. Forming a Legitimate Physician-Hospital Alliance, H&HN ONLINE, August 12, 2008 The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust rules have barred many hospital-physician alliances,but the Greater Rochester Independent Practice Association in upstate New York found a way to integrate with the FTC’s approval. Read the article. GRIPA finding Rx for success, Democrat and Chronicle, October 15, 2007GRIPA was named to the Democrat and Chronicle’s Top 100 list for three years. We were profiled in this article. Read the article. Clinical Integration FTC Advisory Opinion CoveragePublicationsFTC Gives More Guidance on Clinical Integration, Tri-Cities Personal News & Media Center, October 26, 2007.A recap of the FTC’s opinions to date on clinically integrated networks, culminating with the recent opinion on GRIPA. Read the article. Doctor-hospital network gets rare FTC approval to integrate, American Medical News, October 15, 2007.This national trade magazine reported on the FTC’s nod to our Clinical Integration program, noting that the bureau “found the program had the potential to provide low-cost, high-quality care to patients in the Rochester, N.Y. area.” Read the article. The Latest FTC Pronouncements in Health Care Physician-Payer Contracting, Foley Legal News Alert, October 5, 2007.The issues surrounding our FTC Advisory Opinion are analyzed in this newsletter by law firm Foley & Lardner LLP. Download the PDF. FTC Will Not Challenge Doctors’ Group’s Negotiation Plan, Medical Newswire, September 24, 2007.More on our Clinical Integration program and the FTC. Read the article. N.Y. IPA says IT played key role in FTC nod, Modern Healthcare, September 24, 2007.DocSite Customer Achieves Favorable FTC Clinical Integration Advisory Opinion, Fierce Healthcare, September 24, 2007FTC Staff Advises Rochester Physician Organization That It Will Not Recommend Antitrust Challenge to Proposal to Provide Member Physicians' Services Through "Clinical Integration" Program, FTC News, September 21, 2007This is the FTC’s official press release. Read the release. GRIPA Receives Favorable Advisory Opinion from FTC for Clinical Integration Program, Topix.net, September 18, 2007BlogsFTC approves integrated physician network—for just the second time, FOS Blog, Florida Orthopaedic Society, October 24, 2007A Level Playing Field for Oligopolists? Get A GRIPA!, SPN State Policy Blog, October 16, 2007Physician Practice Association’s Negotiations with Health Plans Should Not be Challenged: FTC Staff, Trade Regulation Talk, September 26, 2007FTC advises Rochester Physician Organization it will not recommend antitrust challenge to proposal for “Clinical Integration” program, Antitrust Lawyer Blog, September 22, 2007
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Media contactsFor interviews, questions or assistance contacting an expert, contact Mary Lorei at 585.922.1516 or . Who we areGRIPA is the Greater Rochester Independent Practice Association, a unique partnership of physicians and hospitals in Monroe, Wayne, and Ontario Counties of the Greater Rochester, New York, region. Our members include 822 physicians, of which 569 are private practitioners, and the balance employed at our member hospitals. Our hospitals include Rochester General Hospital and Newark Wayne Community Hospital. Throughout our first decade, we have provided medical, business, and technology management services aimed at making better health care easier to deliver, less costly for patients, and more rewarding for all involved. Read more about GRIPA. What we doOn behalf of our physician members, we provide:
Read more about our physician member services. We also innovate solutions to pressing health care issues. Read about our Clinical Integration and Coding and Quality Improvement initiatives. |
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