Care Coordination

The U.S. infant mortality rate appears to have stabilized at 5.79 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2017, which is not statistically different from the rate of 5.87 in 2016, according to a CDC report published Aug. 1.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System and UnitedHealthcare reached a tentative agreement on their contract July 31.

The CMS has launched a pilot program that is based on an industry-standard application programming interface that gives providers access to patients' claims data, according to a July 30 news release.

Community hospitals fill a critical need in the healthcare system.

Over 11 million years of healthy life were lost due to childhood cancer globally in 2017, according to a study published July 29 in The Lancet Oncology.

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.