Care Coordination

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.

Lags Medical Centers, a chain of pain management clinics based in Santa Maria, Calif., has abruptly closed, according to a May 15 report from The Modesto Bee.  

CMS issued guidance May 13 outlining how states can use funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for Medicaid programs.

The shift from labor-intensive, siloed and error-prone manual processes to digital transformation platforms is enabling hospitals to move faster, improving everything from real-time staffing decisions to patient care.

It's been five years since Iowa moved its Medicaid program from a state-run system to one led by private, out-of-state insurance companies, but criticism of the transition has continued, The Gazette reported.

President Joe Biden announced 1 million people have signed up for health coverage during the ACA marketplace's special enrollment period issued earlier this year, ABC News reported.