Overall cost reduction and efficiency are some of the top financial priorities for today's health system CEOs and CFOs. Faced with problems like shrinking revenue and increasing expenses, executives should start employing technological solutions, such as intelligent automation, to handle…
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Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital has expanded its ambulance services and established a for-profit business to maintain ambulances, which some experts say may bend the rules for nonprofit organizations, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
In late August, Portland-based MaineHealth announced plans to create a joint venture with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine.
The California Medical Association is collaborating with value-based care company Aledade and Blue Shield of California subsidiary Altais in an effort to improve patient outcomes.
Pauls Valley (Okla.) Regional Medical Center, which closed last October, may soon reopen as an urgent care center, according to the Pauls Valley Daily Democrat.
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A patient was stranded at her physician's office in Michigan for almost four hours after the medical transport ride she scheduled did not arrive, reports Local 4 WDIV Detroit.
Rural hospitals are in financial distress, forcing many to shut their doors.
Optimism is associated with an 11 to 15 percent longer life span, on average, and with achieving "exceptional longevity," or reaching the age of 85 or older, according to a new study published Aug. 26 in Proceedings of the National…
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois donated $1 million to Chicago's Flexible Housing Pool, a public-private initiative that helps homeless people in Chicago find permanent housing.
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System will close its primary care clinic in La Crescent, Minn., on Nov. 22, according to the Star Tribune.