One of HCA Healthcare's hospitals in Plantation, Fla., will stop providing inpatient care and convert to a freestanding emergency room operating under the direction of a nearby medical center, the company announced Oct. 27.
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Humana is partnering with New Orleans-based Ochsner Health to support the health system's mobile health clinic initiative.
Nearly a year after UnitedHealthcare and New York City-based Montefiore Health System's contract ended, they have once again penned an agreement to bring Montefiore's hospitals back into the insurer's network, according to an Oct. 28 news release shared with Becker's.
MaineHealth is rescheduling some nonemergency procedures, part of a number of steps the organization is taking in response to the capacity issues, the Portland-based system said Oct. 26.
Cigna and Virginia-based Mary Washington Health Alliance have reached a multiyear agreement to maintain members' access to the system's provider network.
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Hospital readmissions are a significant driver of healthcare costs and inefficiencies. Addressing this issue is a challenge, however, because of the fragmented nature of the healthcare ecosystem.
Chicago-based Mercy Hospital & Medical Center stopped receiving fire department ambulances earlier this year, meaning local residents have one less emergency care location and ambulances are inundating University of Illinois Hospital, according to The Chicago Tribune.
Two of the nation's biggest healthcare providers are leading a new innovation coalition focused on transforming healthcare delivery outside of the four walls of a hospital.
Oregon hospitals and GE Healthcare partnered to launch the nation's first automated statewide hospital bed management tool.
Devoted Health, which was founded by Todd Park, who founded Athenahealth with Jonathan Bush, and Ed Park, a former COO and executive vice president of Athenahealth, hit $1.15 billion valuation in a Series D funding round.