Care Coordination

The Texas Hospital Association is helping hospitals combat the opioid crisis by adapting existing technology to give providers better information when they need it, according to the Houston Chronicle.

UPMC Health Plan is expanding its vendor pool to include smaller and more diverse partners, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The closing of a regional medical center in Knoxville, Tenn., has severely prolonged patient ER wait times, exacerbated an ambulance shortage and diverted firefighters from other potential emergencies as they wait on ambulances stalled at area ERs, NBC-affiliate TV station…

A nonprofit organization is stepping in to help employees at Claremore (Okla.) Indian Hospital as the government shutdown continues, News On 6 reports.

Philips has recently announced the launch of Philips Cares, a new digital experience that empowers caregivers and their loved ones to connect care and enhance support with meaningful insights across the aging journey.

Residents of Kalamazoo, Mich., welcomed a new grocery store Jan. 7, built into the downtown campus of Bronson Methodist Hospital, MLive reports.

Lark Health, a chronic disease prevention and management company, unveiled plans to integrate genetic information from 23andMe into its nationally recognized diabetes prevention program.

With immigration policies dominating national and local news, the AMA Journal of Ethics devoted its January issue to health care for undocumented immigrants.

A 25-year decline led to a 27 percent decrease in the U.S. cancer death rate — translating to about 2.6 million fewer cancer deaths between 1991 and 2016, a study published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians found.

Stringent privacy protections in the European Union have impeded Facebook's ability to use its controversial suicide-screening tool in the region, according to Business Insider. The algorithm is already in use in the U.S., where it has faced criticism.