After 30 years as separate organizations, Hennepin County Medical Center and its doctors soon will be working under the same operational umbrella, a move expected to save millions of dollars. The Hennepin County Board on Tuesday approved a complicated merger of HCMC and Hennepin Faculty Associates, the independent physicians' group, that will cut costs and pave the way for a new focus on preventive careā¦Most health systems today have doctors on their payroll, including Park Nicollet and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
Star Tribune, by Kevin Duchschere, 11/29/11