Care Coordination

Bayonne, N.J.-based CarePoint Health announced a participation agreement with Aetna, making the health system in network with all major insurers effective Aug. 1.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health Plan entered a partnership agreement with Cigna effective June 1 to expand the plan's network.

Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in New York City has started diverting patients to other hospitals as it moves to close more than 200 beds by July 1, according to BK Reader.

Orange, Calif.-based Medicare Advantage company Alignment Healthcare's program for chronically-ill seniors has grown to serve more than 4,000 high-risk members since launching in 2017, the company said May 26. 

Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health will close its 24-hour standalone emergency center in Ware, Mass., on June 3. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health signed long-term agreements making Mission Health the latest healthcare system to join the Blue Premier value-based program, which launched in 2019, as well as bringing Mission into the…

A six-month contract impasse between New York City-based Montefiore Medical Center and UnitedHealthcare still is affecting tens of thousands of patients, according to City Limits.

In-home medical care provider DispatchHealth announced a partnership with Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based health system AdventHealth to expand in-home medical visits to Florida cities and the Kansas City metro area.

Catholic Health's Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph Campus, discharged its last COVID-19 patient May 18 as the Cheektowaga, N.Y.-based hospital transitions into an outpatient and ambulatory care center, according to ABC affiliate WKBW.

Advanced genomic information has the potential to expand access to personalized medicine and generate better patient outcomes. Incorporating genomic-based insights into patient care, however, requires thoughtful processes and a system-wide strategy.