Care Coordination

Norwood (Mass.) Hospital temporarily closed June 29 after a violent storm flooded the facility the night before, according to CBS Boston.

There are mixed messages coming out of Texas regarding hospital capacity as the state saw its 15th consecutive record-setting day for hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients Friday. 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order June 25 to ensure beds are available for patients with COVID-19 as cases continue to spike in the state. 

MU Health Care plans to open a family medicine clinic in Boonville, Mo., a town that lost its only hospital in January, according to KRCG-TV. 

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare is pushing back the October opening of a new hospital in Spanish Fork, Utah, until April 2021.

Health care lags behind other industries when it comes to delivering a patient-centric experience.

Growth in the healthcare industry has helped to increase accessibility to services, but it has often led to operational inefficiencies. By using predictive analytics, healthcare providers can tackle these inefficiencies, giving clinicians and administrators the time and insight to proactively…

Indianapolis-based Community Health Network will close Community Howard Specialty Hospital in Kokomo, Ind., on Aug 30, according to the Kokomo Tribune. 

Administrative costs account for an estimated 34 percent of all U.S. healthcare expenses, according to a 2017 study in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Though treating COVID-19 patients who require hospitalization is a key concern for U.S. hospitals, there is also a need to monitor and support coronavirus patients who are caring for themselves at home. Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine mounted an outpatient monitoring program…