Care Coordination

Columbia, S.C.-based Prisma Health is operating three regional COVID-19 recovery units meant to alleviate capacity at area hospitals, local CBS affiliate WLTX reported Jan. 27.

Several healthcare organizations recently closed medical units or ended services to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or prevent patient care lapses. 

Health First Health Plans, the insurance arm of Rockledge, Fla.-based system Health First, signed a new administrative services agreement with an Oscar Health subsidiary, the organizations said Jan. 26.

Pauls Valley (Okla.) Regional Medical Center, which closed in 2018 despite attempts to raise money via GoFundMe, plans to reopen this year, according to local TV station News On 6. 

Humana is on track to open more than 100 Medicare centers by 2023 through its Partners in Primary Care business, the insurer said Jan. 26. 

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health will end inpatient care and emergency services at its hospital in Norfolk, Va., by April 1.

Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health plans to close its outpatient center and satellite emergency care facility in Ware, Mass.

Kentucky hospitals are set to receive between $800 million and $1 billion in additional funding each year if they agree to new quality metrics for Medicaid patients, Gov. Andy Beshear said Jan. 19. 

Hialeah (Fla.) Hospital, owned by Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, will close its maternity ward for good April 5, according to NBC Miami.

In 2019, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association launched its high-performance network, dubbed Blue HPN. To date, 45 employers have chosen to offer Blue HPN as a network option for their employees, a number Jennifer Atkins, vice president of network…