Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center is "fairly well positioned" to form an ACO with other local healthcare providers, CEO Claudio Fort said July 12, according to the Rutland Herald.
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The CDC joined an investigative task force looking into sonic attacks against U.S. diplomats in Cuba and China, McClatchy's Washington, D.C., bureau reports.
The House Appropriations Committee voted along party lines July 11 to reject a proposal to set aside $10 million in grants for gun violence research at the CDC, Politico reports.
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center, a part of Hackensack Meridian Health in Edison, N.J., will offer bundled payments for UnitedHealthcare members receiving knee, hip and spine procedures at the hospital, according to NJ Biz.
According to Healthcare IT News, high patient volume was creating significant challenges for University of Alabama Medicine, such as being on diversion 60 percent of the time; an average wait time for an inpatient bed up to 210 minutes; only…
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San Francisco-based healthcare data platform company Innovaccer recently launched ACO Advisor, a free tool to help ACOs identify opportunities for cost savings.
In a decision sparking controversy, the World Health Organization classified compulsive sexual behavior as a mental health disorder in its 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases, according to CNN.
A study published in the Journal of Infection examines the proportion of over-the-counter antibiotics supplied without a prescription in pharmacies globally.
Neighborhood characteristics, including racial composition and poverty rates, are linked to increased risks of late-stage breast cancer diagnoses and higher mortality rates among urban black women, a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign analysis found.