Analytics is playing an increasingly important role in accurate risk stratification, for example, helping to predict which individuals might develop common and expensive conditions such as diabetes or heart failure.
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Dayton, Ohio-based Kettering Health Network and Cigna inked a new contract ahead of a June 14 deadline, according to the Dayton Daily News.
Veterans have expanded access to medical care outside of VA hospitals through a new program launched June 6 under the Mission Act.
Social determinants of health can impact a person's overall health just as much as genetics, which is why physicians should ask questions relating to more than just biology when screening patients, according to the American Medical Association.
Patient care doesn’t happen at a desk, or even in a static location: Care teams are always on the move and need to be able to communicate effectively on patient care from wherever they might be. With Spok, Vail Health…
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Kaiser Permanente Colorado, a health insurer and provider, is leaving two of the state's counties due in part to its inability to strike contracts with hospitals, according to Summit Daily.
A Pennsylvania woman who was treated at a UPMC hospital for broken bones related to a horse-riding accident told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette she had to be her own care navigator due to a dispute between UPMC and Highmark.
Centene, the nation's largest provider of managed Medicaid services, led a $60 million funding round for behavioral health startup up Quartet.
Here are four recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships:
Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin, a health plan with more than 79,000 members, partnered with Fort HealthCare in Fort Atkinson, Wis.