Care Coordination

Two hospitals in Santa Rosa, Calif., have reopened to patients after a wildfire forced the facilities to evacuate for at least a week, according to The North Bay Business Journal.

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously voted Oct. 2 to pass the Dignity in Aging Act, which includes a provision to reduce social isolation among Medicare beneficiaries.  

Florida Blue will be offering its more than 1 million ACA exchange plan members transportation to their physician visits through a new partnership with Lyft.

Fourteen hospitals and health systems have invested $700 million to address economic, racial and environmental resource disparities that affect community health, according to a Nov. 5 news release.

UnitedHealth Group plans to extend its housing program for homeless Medicaid recipients, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.

Salt Lake City-based University of Utah received a $150 million pledge from the Huntsman family to support research into mental illness and improve mental health services throughout the state. 

A successful population health strategy must comprise several components, from a highly trained IT staff to strong levels of patient engagement. 

Though healthcare organizations often divide themselves between the "dark" and "bright" sides, with payers and providers swapping sides depending on who's doing the labeling, both groups are actually on the same side.

Parents in U.S. states that do not allow them to use personal beliefs to exempt their children from vaccinations appear to turn to religious belief exemptions to avoid the vaccinations, a study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests.

Boston University School of Public Health has teamed up with Savonix to conduct a population health study in dementia.