Care Coordination

The only urgent care clinic in Teller County, Colo., will close July 31, leaving patients with no options for same-day treatment except a hospital emergency room, according to The Gazette.

The amount of time U.S. adults spend sitting increased from 5.7 hours per day in 2007-08 to 6.4 hours per day in 2015-16, according to a study published July 26 in JAMA Network Open.

San Francisco's health network — which includes Zuckerberg San Francisco General — finalized its first contract with a private health plan, according to Mission Local.

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering and Cigna signed a value-based agreement under which Memorial Sloan will share savings with Cigna if cost and quality targets are hit, according to Crain's New York Business.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City-based Integris Health inked a five-year agreement centered on value-based payments.

One of the most pressing issues facing healthcare today is population aging.

Death rates are on the rise for young and middle-aged American adults, according to a study published July 23 by the CDC and reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Just four states had an increased prevalence of people trying to quit smoking between 2011 and 2017, according to CDC data reported by STAT.

The emergency room at Somerville (Mass.) Hospital is closing and being replaced with an urgent care center, according to MassLive. 

Humana added providers to its bundled payment models for spinal fusion surgeries and hip or knee joint replacements, the insurer said July 17.