It is time for a NEW ERA in emergency physician group management
The AAEM Physician Group holds true to the values that have guided AAEM for 30 years: fairness, transparency, and empowering our emergency physicians. Democratic, physician-owned, emergency medicine groups provide the highest level of patient care and have the strongest commitment to their hospitals and local communities. The AAEM Physician Group supports existing democratic emergency physician groups and can assist in the creation of new groups.
The AAEM Physician Group can help you:
- Optimize the management of your emergency physician group
- Protect your group from external and internal threats
- Recruit the best emergency medicine specialists
- Access the expertise of AAEM-PG leadership and expert consultants
- Negotiate effectively with insurers and vendors
News and Updates
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12 things to know about Envision
After its 2023 bankruptcy restructuring, Envision Healthcare slowly began to rebuild its leadership team and clinical operations. Despite a recent legal setback in California, the company maintains its vision is to become “America’s leading medical group.” Here are 12 things to know about Envision’s operations, financial history and leadership: Operations Author: Elizabeth Gregerson Read the full story […] -
AG: Private Equity in Medical Systems Equals Higher Costs
On June 6, California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a multistate coalition of 11 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pointing out aggressive profiteering by private equity-owned healthcare systems, which leads to higher healthcare costs, […] -
Corporate Practice of Medicine, Antikickback and Stark Analysis After the AAEM-PG and Envision Settlement
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group (AAEM-PG) recently settled a lawsuit in United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Envision Healthcare and Envision Physician Services, accusing them of violating the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) laws in California. The lawsuit alleged the “friendly physician” model used by Envision to […] -
MedPage Today: Emergency Medicine Group Claims Credit for Envision’s California Exit
Envision Healthcare, the physician staffing firm that emerged from bankruptcy late last year, is exiting its California operations — and one physician organization believes their lawsuit helped push the company out the door. The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group (AAEM-PG) said in a press release that it “resolved the case on confidential terms, […] -
Becker’s Hospital Review: Envision exits California
Envision is no longer operating in California after decreasing its footprint in the state over the last several years. Envision said it “continuously assesses” states where it operates and decided to exit management services and administrative operations. Previously, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine filed a lawsuit in December 2021 against Envision after the company took over […]