Health insurer Anthem now covers emergency medical flights in several states as part of an agreement with helicopter operator Air Methods that went into effect Aug. 15, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Care Coordination
Population health remains at the forefront of innovative patient care, as health systems and medical practices expand and extend their focus on patient groups defined by geographic area, with a specific chronic disease, covered by a specific payor or other…
The University of Chicago Medicine and Humana inked a value-based care deal to better coordinate care for Humana members in the Chicagoland area.
CMS created a new payment and service delivery model to improve care quality for children under age 21 affected by the opioid epidemic, the agency announced Aug 23.
A recent blog post by URAC discusses St. Vincent's Health Partners becoming the first CIN to achieve Clinical Integration Re-Accreditation
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Google is updating its health app to better motivate users who struggle with regular exercise, CNBC reports.
The board of directors at Oceanside, Calif.-based Tri-City Medical Center delayed suspending the hospital's 18-bed locked mental health unit during a meeting Aug. 21, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
In a unanimous decision by the board of Fayetteville, Ark.-based Washington Regional Medical Center, inpatient pediatric care will end by Sept. 1, according to The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
Sebastopol, Calif.-based Sonoma West Medical Center has entered an agreement with Modesto, Calif.-based American Advanced Management Group, under which the hospital will eliminate some services, according to the Sonoma West Times & News.
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