Care Coordination

Politics are taking a toll on Americans' health, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Stanford (Calif.) Medicine conducted two dress rehearsals this summer to prepare staff for the move to the new $2 billion, seven-story Stanford Hospital, expected to open Nov. 17.

The American Medical Association on Oct. 4 sent a letter to CEOs of the nation's five largest e-commerce websites asking them to help combat sales of illicit vaping products.

NYC Health + Hospitals, based in New York City, has enrolled 5,000 people in NYC Care, its $100 million per year healthcare access program.

The FDA warned consumers not to buy any vaping products containing THC while they try to determine what's causing the mysterious illness that has now affected over 1,000 people and killed 18.

More hepatitis A outbreaks are occurring in states hit hard by the opioid epidemic, reversing a long-term decline of the viral liver disease, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

The FDA tried to ban flavored fluids for e-cigarettes four years ago, according to an investigation by the Los Angeles Times.

Four healthcare organizations have collectively contributed $2.68 million to a project that will build an apartment complex in Eugene, Ore., with 24-hour, in-house services for the homeless, The Register-Guard reported.

Here are four recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships:

Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare finalized a new contract with Aetna five months ahead of deadline, the organizations said Oct. 3.