Following a similar move by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital has opened a food pharmacy for its oncology patients, according to the Nashville Post.
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First Choice Health is a provider-owned and provider-driven healthcare system in Seattle. The system represents the largest independent preferred provider network across eight states: Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota. More than 100,000 providers, 2,400…
Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System is joining forces with Cerner, Lumeris and Salesforce to better manage its senior patient population.
Bridges Health Partners, an ACO comprising seven hospitals, inked a value-based agreement with Humana for Medicare Advantage members in western Pennsylvania.
As health systems seek growth opportunities in the employer market, participating in accountable care organizations (ACO), which originally sprang up within Medicare, is a potentially valuable approach.
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A new pilot project in northern California will investigate whether blockchain can help farmers, financers and regulators monitor the use of groundwater in the wake of a regional drought.
In Cigna's top 40 markets, the health insurer now pays 50.5 percent of its providers through alternative payment models.
Aledade, an organization that partners with independent primary care practices for ACOs, struck an agreement with Humana to expand value-based models for Medicare Advantage members in three states.
Auburndale, Mass.-based Atrius Health, a provider with 32 medical practices, signed a seven-year global payment agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
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