Lakeport, Calif.-based Sutter Lakeside Hospital reopened Aug. 10, 12 days after a deadly wildfire pushed its way into the region, forcing the evacuation of the 25-bed hospital, according to the Lake County News.
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A Minnesota family claims Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic held their then 18-year-old daughter hostage after she was admitted to the hospital for a brain aneurysm in December 2016, according to CNN.
In a recent press release, Medecision announced it has launched a new SaaS application, Aerial UM Connector™, that automates authorizations and referrals in order to drive compliance and reduce costs for health plans and TPAs with substantial Medicare and Medicaid populations.
In a recent blog post, Medecision discusses utilization management in the context of population health.
CMS issued a proposed rule Aug. 9 that would make sweeping changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, including overhauling the way ACOs share in risks and rewards.
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Neighborhood Health Plan, acquired six years ago by Boston-based Partners HealthCare, will change its name to AllWays Health Partners next year — a rebranding aimed at positioning the insurer as one of the top health plan providers in the state,…
In a recent news release, Merck announced its new initiative to address opiod epidemic in West Virginia.
Google rolled out its latest mobile operating system, dubbed Pie, to Google Pixel users signed up for Android's beta version Aug. 6, TechCrunch reports.
Shared electric scooters are returning to San Francisco's streets, and a team of the city's trauma specialists wants to track injuries that result from these increasingly popular transportation methods, The New York Times reports.
A San Francisco-based organization is looking to fight chronic loneliness through novel workshop initiatives called "empathy bootcamps," according to Yahoo Lifestyle.